Ronen Bar

Former Shin Bet head Ronen Bar evacuated from UAE security conference following Iranian threat

Bar was in the UAE with his wife, Dafna Bar-Agassi, to attend a special security conference hosted by UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ).

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Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security services, seen at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, October 27, 2024
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and committee head MK Zvika Fogel attend a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on March 24, 2026.

Israel must confront Jewish extremism while rejecting Europe’s double standards - editorial

The question is whether Jewish power there will be governed by law, restraint, responsibility, and reverence for human life, or hijacked by an extremist theology dressed up as patriotism.

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The new chief of the Israel Security Agency, Shin Bet, David Zini, participates in the state memorial ceremony for the 07 of October 2023 on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, 16 October 2025.

Shin Bet to change 'Qatargate' opinion says Urich, Feldstein didn't harm state security - report

The opinion has reportedly been described by a law enforcement official as “completely watered down and that “they dropped the security implications by several levels.”

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Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

Roman Gofman’s Mossad chief appointment signals a paradigm shift - analysis

Every new Mossad chief changes things, closes old departments, opens new ones, and promotes some mid-level commanders to replace portions of the Mossad high command.

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Israel holds ceremonies country-wide for Remembrance Day

Dermer leads delegation for hostage deal negotiations • Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar to step down • Katz threatens to attack Iran as Trump tries to cut a nuclear deal

APRIL 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israelis gather at Hostage's Square for the Remembrance Day Siren, April 29, 2025.

Israeli officials react to Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar's resignation

Several members of Knesset applauded Bar for making "the right and appropriate decision," while others decried the move, saying he had already been fired.

APRIL 28, 2025BySHIR PERETS
Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security services, seen at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, October 27, 2024

Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar to step down on June 15

Bar made the announcement at the memorial event for fallen Shin Bet personnel at the Shin Bet headquarters.

APRIL 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Shin Bet director Ronen Bar seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, May 5, 2024

Netanyahu turned Shin Bet into an enemy 'bigger than Hamas,' ex-official says

"I greatly appreciate Bar as a person, but he needs to announce his resignation," Ilan Lotan added.

APRIL 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. April 23, 2025.

Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar announces resignation date, Katz threatens to attack Iran

Netanyahu on trial • Haredim protest against IDF draft orders • Netanyahu says Iran's nuclear program must go • Hostage family provides details of captivity

APRIL 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF operating in the Gaza Strip, published April 22, 2025.

Ronen Bar to bereaved father: No desire to continue as Shin Bet chief, family is harassed - N12

In a recording, Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar says he has no desire to stay and faces harassment against his family.

APRIL 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ronen Bar, the head of Shin Bet, attends a ceremony marking Memorial Day for fallen soldiers of Israel's wars and victims of attacks, at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl military cemetery, May 13, 2024

Ronen Bar and PM Netanyahu share partial truths - analysis

Netanyahu and Shin Bet chief Bar each admit partial truths about October 7, exposing deeper issues of trust and leadership.

APRIL 27, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
ILLUSTRATION: Benjamin Netanyahu and Ronen Bar

'Riddled with inaccuracies, bias, and half-truths': Bar, others react to PM's Shin Bet affidavit

Yair Lapid, Benny Gantz, and Yair Golan all denounced Netanyahu, as well as senior activists representing families affected by the October 7 massacre.

APRIL 27, 2025ByJAMES GENN
Illustrative image of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar superimposed on an image of Israelis protesting judicial reform.

Netanyahu claims Shin Bet head failed to warn him of October 7 attacks in affidavit

The prime minister, in his affidavit to the High Court of Justice, claimed Ronen Bar did not alert him to the dangers of Hamas's invasion.

APRIL 27, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
(L-R) Shin Bet director Ronen Bar and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel's Knesset discusses leak enforcement, freedom of press in committee

Throughout the session, numerous MKs were expelled from the discussions for outbursts and calling Committee Chair Simcha Rothman a "bully."

APRIL 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara attends the swearing-in ceremony of Justice Isaac Amit as president of the Supreme Court, in Jerusalem, last month. The attorney-general ‘hinders’ the prime minister from implementing policies as he wishes, the writer maintains.