According to reports, Zini’s appointment was finalized in a private meeting with Netanyahu in his car. IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir did not take part in the selection process - Click on the link for more.

Hostage families forum say if reported remarks by Zini confirmed, 'these are horrifying and contemptible words coming from someone who is set to determine the fate of the hostages' The post PM’s pick for Shin Bet chief said to have told colleagues he’s against hostage deals appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday appointed a new head of the Shin-Bet domestic intelligence agency, ignoring his own attorney general’s legal guidance and exacerbating a weeks-long battle over the previous chief’s ouster.