Arad slams former security chiefs over ‘The Gatekeepers'
03/12/2013 00:48
Uzi Arad, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s former national security adviser
and a 25-year veteran of the Mossad, is among those Israelis obviously pleased
that The Gatekeepers did not win an Academy Award last month.
“In no
other democracy in the world would six heads of the security services line up,
lend themselves to be quoted and blame their government,” Arad said of the
documentary, which features six former directors of the Shin Bet (Israel
Security Agency) in a film highly critical of Israel’s policies in the
territories.
In an interview on the sidelines of the Herzliya Conference,
which opened on Monday, Arad said he could not imagine six former heads of the
FBI or MI5 lining up to bash their countries’ policies.
“This is hefkerut
[anarchy],” he said, “a lack of respect. It shows a lack of
professionalism. The head of the secret service has to know to keep his
mouth shut, both during and after his service. If he cannot, he is no
professional and has betrayed his profession.”