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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem

Netanyahu disputes court order freezing decision to fire Shin Bet chief

Ronen Bar sitting in a row of people
Bar, in a letter made public late on Thursday, said his dismissal was motivated by Benjamin Netanyahu’s ‘personal interests’. Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA

Benjamin Netanyahu is locked in a fierce battle with Israel’s judicial system after the supreme court blocked his attempt to fire the head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency.

Amid protests against ministers’ vote to sack Ronen Bar, the top court on Friday froze the decision, with the order remaining in place until the court can hear petitions filed by the opposition and an NGO against the dismissal of the chief of the Shin Bet.

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