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Al Jazeera Staff

Netanyahu’s survival tactics tested amid Israel Shin Bet head’s accusations

Ronen Bar, the head of Shin Bet, has filed an affidavit accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of asking him to spy on his political opponents among other charges [File: Gil Cohen-Magen/Pool via Reuters]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a knack for survival. The country’s longest serving leader – he has been in power for 18 years over three nonconsecutive periods – has seen off many rivals and outlasted several enemies.

The latest fight is with Ronen Bar, the head of Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, the Shin Bet.

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