Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) Chief David Zini on Sunday held his first meeting since entering his post with Opposition leader Yair Lapid.
The meeting took place in the shadow of a wide variety of allegations against Zini for alleged overdone loyalty to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and with allegations that he may try to influence the elections in favor of the prime minister.
Zini took office in October 2025, already under a cloud of controversy for his closeness to Netanyahu and his lack of any Shin Bet background, having served his entire career in the IDF, eventually reaching the rank of major general.
According to Zini, they discussed the Shin Bet’s operations, and Lapid received an update about threats on the different fronts.
It was unclear whether Zini went out of his way to hold and announce the meeting to dampen criticism of his closeness to Netanyahu and to show bipartisanship toward the opposition, or whether the meeting had been long-scheduled.
This is a developing story.
Source:
www.jpost.com
