Netanyahu Accused of Installing Loyalists at 2 Israeli Spy Agencies

10 articles · Updated · NPR · May 21

Former Israeli security officers accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of placing loyalists atop the country’s two main intelligence services.
The allegation centers on leadership of Shin Bet and Mossad, Israel’s domestic security agency and foreign intelligence service.
The criticism casts the appointments as a challenge to the political independence of agencies central to Israel’s security establishment.

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