Shin Bet

Program authorized for 21 days, long-term bill still under debate

Program authorized for 21 days, long-term bill still under debate

The terrorist group tried to recruit Israeli citizens by using a woman who moved to Lebanon following a Shin Bet interrogation.

Program authorized for 21 days, long-term bill still under debate

No democratic country in the world, including some doing better than Israel in combating corona, is using its intelligence services to track infected citizens.

Shin Bet surveillance delayed again.

"There's no civilian alternative, not in Israel and not anywhere else in the world," Kisch said and added that "using this tool will save human lives and prevent economic damage."

The report comes as the government approves measures allowing the Shin Bet to track civilians in order to help fight the coronavirus outbreak.

We are now in the midst of a rising wave of COVID-19 cases, and there are important questions about what the government can do to confront this.

With the number of infections now back up from under 2,000 to nearly 5,000 and the infection trend spiking, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly slamming his fist on the table.