Turmoil in the High Court: Shin Bet Disassociates from Disqualification of Ben Ari and Marzel's Party
An exceptional step by the head of the Shin Bet and his deputy pulled the rug from under the state's position: In an urgent request to the High Court of Justice, it was revealed that…
Assessment
The Shin Bet's top brass has publicly distanced itself from the intelligence assessment that led to the disqualification of a political party led by Michael Ben Ari and Baruch Marzel. This rare intervention, submitted as an urgent request to the High Court, undermines the state's official position and could halt the legal proceedings against the party. The development signals a significant internal rift within Israel's security establishment over the use of intelligence in political disqualification cases.