Israel PM Drops security Chief Nominee under Fire from Trump Ally

This is Beirut, 01/04 13:23 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Israel Benjamin Netanyahu Shin Bet Eli Sharvit

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Tuesday he had reversed a decision to appoint former navy commander Vice Admiral Eli Sharvit as security agency chief following criticism, including from a key US senator. Netanyahu had announced Sharvit's appointment on Monday, pushing back against a supreme court decision to freeze ...