Shin Bet's Zini told staff to keep mum on bill forcing polygraph on AG

According to sources, Shin Bet security service Director David Zini instructed officials to stay silent during Knesset hearings on a bill that would require the Shin Bet to administer recurring lie-detector tests to the attorney general and senior Justice Ministry officials, despite internal objecti

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According to sources, Shin Bet security service Director David Zini instructed officials to stay silent during Knesset hearings on a bill that would require the Shin Bet to administer recurring lie-detector tests to the attorney general and senior Justice Ministry officials, despite internal objections

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Josh Breiner

07:07 AM • April 19 2026 IDT

The director of the Shin Bet security service instructed his staff not to oppose a bill requiring the agency to administer polygraph tests for the attorney general and senior Justice Ministry officials, according to sources in the defense establishment and law enforcement agencies.

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