Day 551 - After chaos in court, a stay on Shin Bet head's dismissal
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
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🗓️ 9 April 2025
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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Legal reporter Jeremy Sharon joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
The High Court of Justice issued an interim injunction on Tuesday stating that Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar must remain in office until further notice and giving the government and the attorney general until April 20 to reach a compromise over the legal dispute surrounding the unprecedented vote last month to fire him. Sharon sets the scene in -- and out -- of the courtroom yesterday.
Thirty-one percent of Israelis, including 36% of Jews, believe the government should disregard the High Court of Justice if it reverses the dismissal of Shin Bet head Ronen Bar, according to a poll published by the Israel Democracy Institute on Tuesday. In light of this dangerous moment, Justice Noam Sohlberg, despite his skepticism of the government’s position, was the first to suggest a compromise, proposing the government and the attorney general refer the matter to the advisory committee. Sharon explains.
And finally, Sharon brings us a story about how Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Settlements and National Missions Minister Orit Strock participated in a ceremony last week in which 19 all-terrain vehicles paid for with state funds were granted to illegal settlement farming outposts in the South Hebron Hills region, for "security purposes."
Please see today's ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
After chaotic hearing, High Court rules Netanyahu can’t fire Shin Bet chief Bar for now
Court seeks to avert constitutional crisis in Ronen Bar hearing, while upholding law
Netanyahu’s office says High Court ruling on Bar ‘puzzling,’ amid calls to ignore it
Poll: 31% of public says government should ignore court on Shin Bet head’s ouster
Government gifts state-financed ATVs to illegal settlement outposts for security
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IMAGE: Demonstrators protest against Supreme Court President Isaac Amit outside a court hearing on petitions against the firing of Shin Bet head Ronen Bar, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 8, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Times of Israel's daily briefing. Today's Wednesday, April 9th, day 551 of the war. |
| 0:10.2 | Amanda Borchelle, Dan, here with our legal reporter, Jeremy Sharon. Hi, Jeremy. Thanks for joining me today. |
| 0:15.3 | Hey, Amanda, good morning. Good morning. We are here to discuss the mass chaos in the high court yesterday that came during an |
| 0:22.8 | 11-hour hearing on petitions filed against the firing of Shinbethead, Ronenbar. Jeremy will fill us in, |
| 0:31.1 | of course, on the court's ruling, which concentrated actually on procedural flaws and not the idea |
| 0:36.5 | that he could be fired or not. |
| 0:38.6 | And we'll take a few steps back and put everything into context of the judicial overhaul |
| 0:43.7 | that has been going on since the start of this government. |
| 0:47.3 | And in the second half of the program, Jeremy will done his settlements hat and we'll hear |
| 0:51.9 | about a really interesting gift that the government gave to |
| 0:55.6 | several illegal outposts in the West Bank. All this and more when we're back. |
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