Tag: Ronen Bar
Shin Bet chief cautions against agency fighting Arab crime
Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director Ronen Bar does not want the anti-terror agency involved in tackling the rampant violent crime in the Arab sector.
He told members of Israel's Cabinet about his concerns at Wednesday's meeting of...
Shin Bet chief warns top officials of potential for violence over judicial reforms
Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) chief Ronen Bar has warned top government officials that the risk of violence over the government’s judicial reform plan is rising, according to Israeli media reports.
Bar spoke with Israeli...
Shin Bet chief meets Egyptian spymaster amid row over Israeli raid
Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) director Ronen Bar traveled to Egypt on Sunday amid an apparent row with Cairo over an Israeli counter-terrorism raid in Judea and Samaria that came less than 48 hours...
Report: New Shin Bet chief met with Abbas in Ramallah
Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director Ronen Bar met with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah last week, Israeli media reported on Tuesday.
The focus of the meeting was Hamas’s attempts to increase its...
Shin Bet chief visits Cairo to discuss regional security matters
Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director Ronen Bar headed to Cairo on Sunday at the head of an Israeli delegation to meet with senior Egyptian security officials.
The two sides discussed, among other things, tightening...
Ronen Bar officially instated as new Shin Bet chief
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday officially instated Ronen Bar as the new head of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), replacing Nadav Argaman.
“This is a special moment—the passing of the demanding responsibility from...
Ronen Bar becomes chief of Shin Bet security agency
Israel’s government approved Ronen Bar as the new chief of the Shin Bet intelligence agency on Monday.
Responding to the development, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz tweeted: “Ronen, in my name and in the name...