Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir delivered remarks on Tuesday during a Pesach-related event held near the Me’aras Hamachpeilah in Chevron, where he addressed the arrest of a Shin Bet agent accused of providing confidential information to journalists Amit Segal and Shirit Avitan, as well as to Minister Amichai Chikli.
“We are in times that are not always simple. Today we heard that there are elements in the Shin Bet who continue to try to carry out a targeted elimination against me, to replace an elected government. There is an Attorney General who doesn’t like the elections – but you, the people, you decide,” Ben Gvir said to the large crowd gathered for the celebration.
Earlier in the day, Ben Gvir appeared at the Lod District Court with Chikli for a hearing concerning the detention of the Shin Bet agent, referred to as A. The operative’s legal team requested that his remand be shortened, but the judges denied the appeal, ruling that the suspect would remain in custody through at least Wednesday.
Prior to the court session, Ben Gvir posted on X, criticizing Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar. “A glimpse into the character of Ronen Bar: a man who could have prevented the October 7 massacre if he had woken up the Prime Minister. Instead of resigning and hiding in shame, he clings to his seat and engages in stitching up political cases under a security guise.”
Ben Gvir ended his post with a sharp rebuke: “This is not a Shin Bet chief, this is a mafia boss.”
{Matzav.com Israel}