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David Zini may have lacked the chops required for heading the Shin Bet, but that hasn't stopped him from fomenting an upheaval there. Only civil society can stop the collapse, warns one of his predecessors
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David Zini. He arrived with fixed positions and imposed them on the Shin Bet, sidelining professional personnel who might disagree with him. Credit: Olivier Fitoussi
David Zini may have lacked the chops required for heading the Shin Bet, but that hasn't stopped him from fomenting an upheaval there. Only civil society can stop the collapse, warns one of his predecessors
12:05 AM • April 25 2026 IDT
The hasty job interview Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conducted last year with Maj. Gen. (res.) David Zini before appointing him head of the Shin Bet security service was a central part of the objections raised against his appointment. Their conversation lasted five minutes and was conducted in the back seat of the prime minister's car during a visit to the Tze'elim army base.
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