Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday declined a request by the Israeli government to rescind a temporary freeze on the ...

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Prime Minister Netanyahu’s political allies at home and a White House-allied American legislator, Senator Graham, seem to have killed a nomination to head Israel’s internal security agency. The ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reversed his decision to appoint Vice Adm. (res.) Eli Sharvit as the new director of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), less than 24 hours after ...

On March 31, he announced that Eli Sharvit, a vice admiral in Israel’s navy, would be the next Shin Bet chief. The ...

Netanyahu had named Navy commander Vice Adm. (res.) Eli Sharvit as his pick to help the country’s Shin Bet security service, though rumors quickly swirled that the PM was considering ...

Two close associates of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been remanded in custody for three days, following ...

The PM thanked Sharvit for his willingness to take on the role, but informed him that after further consideration he intends to examine other candidates.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he had appointed a new head of domestic intelligence despite the ...

(res.) Eli Sharvit as the next head of the Shin Bet instead of Ronen Bar, whom the cabinet voted to dismiss earlier this month, the Prime Minister’s Office announced Monday morning. Bar has not ...