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Arad slams former security chiefs over ‘The Gatekeepers'

MARCH 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.”

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