Netanyahu drops the candidate for the spying chief after the off

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has moved away from his candidate for the head of the domestic intelligence service of Israel on Tuesday after conservative allies attacked him for criticizing President Trump and the Israeli media reported that he had protested the government’s judicial revisions.

Mr. Netanyahu had supported Eli Sharvit, a former commander of the Israeli navy, to lead the intelligence agency Shin Bet after rejecting his predecessor, Ronen Bar. But the Israeli leader abandoned Mr. Sharvit one day after the announcement on Monday in the middle of a reaction from the right, in part because he had written a chronicle two months ago Criticizing Mr. Trump for having found politicians for fighting climate change.

The office of Mr. Netanyahu said that he had met Mr. Sharvit to inform him that he would pursue other candidates for the position, without specifying reason. As an internal security agency of the country, the Shin Pari plays a key role in the war in Gaza and the occupation of the decades of Israel of the West Bank.

Mr. Netanyahu withdrew Mr. Bar from the post last month, saying that he could no longer trust him. The criticisms qualified The Move an attempt at Mr. Netanyahu to serve dissenting opinions of the forefront of the Israel security establishment and the decision caused demonstrations.

Under the leadership of Mr. Bar, the BET Shin was involved in the investigation into some of Mr. Netanyahu’s aid with Qatar, including accusations that they have received payments from people related to the Qatari government. The Supreme Court of Israel should hear petitions against Mr. Bar’s dismissal by next week, and Israeli legal experts say that could cancel Mr. Netanyahu’s decision.

The left -wing opponents and centrists of Mr. Netanyahu had feared that he is trying to tighten his grip on the agency by appointing a close advisor. But many praised Mr. Sharvit, who retired from the army in 2021, as an experienced and capable soldier.