The Shin Bet chief has admitted he's unqualified

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The Shin Bet chief has admitted he's unqualified
Haaretz Editorial

02:47 AM • July 10 2026 IDT

The fears surrounding the appointment of David Zini – a man with no intelligence background who holds a Zionist Haredi worldview that even the prime minister called "too messianic" – as Shin Bet security service chief are increasingly being realized with each passing day. What began as a hasty meeting in the back seat of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's car at the Tze'elim military base has turned out to be a fateful decision for Israeli democracy.

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