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He fought in key operations, including Operation Defensive Shield in Judea and Samaria and the Second Lebanon War.

In a bold and controversial move, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the appointment of Maj. Gen. David Zini as the next head of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet).

The appointment was made public on Thursday despite legal and political objections, including a recent High Court ruling and resistance from Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, who claims Netanyahu is in a conflict of interest due to his involvement in the “Qatargate” affair.

Zini, a decorated IDF officer, brings decades of operational experience and leadership in some of Israel’s most elite military units.

He began his military career as a commando in Sayeret Matkal, Israel’s most prestigious special forces unit, before transitioning to the Golani Brigade, where he served as an officer and commander in Israel’s Security Zone in southern Lebanon.

He fought in key operations, including Operation Defensive Shield in Judea and Samaria and the Second Lebanon War.

As commander of the 51st Battalion in Golani and later the Egoz Unit, Zini took part in Operation Cast Lead in Gaza.

He then led the Alexandroni Brigade and temporarily headed the Golani Brigade during Operation Protective Edge after its commander was injured.

Zini went on to found the IDF Commando Brigade and became its first commander, overseeing its formation and operational doctrine.

Zini also led Israel’s central training facility at the Tze’elim base and was promoted to the rank of Major General shortly before the outbreak of the current war.

On October 7, 2023, during the Hamas-led surprise assault on southern Israel, Zini personally fought terrorists at Kibbutz Mefalsim, helping repel the attackers.

In March 2023, he authored a detailed report for the Gaza Division, warning of vulnerabilities in Israel’s preparedness for surprise raids, warnings that proved prophetic during the October 7 attack.

His analysis concluded that “in almost every sector it is possible to carry out a surprise raid on our forces.”

In recent months, Zini served as the IDF’s senior project coordinator for addressing ultra-Orthodox conscription, playing a key role in establishing the new “Hashmonaim Brigade” and meeting with numerous Haredi rabbis to advance dialogue between the military and the ultra-Orthodox sector.

Now, Zini steps into a critical new role leading the Shin Bet, tasked with confronting terrorism, safeguarding national security, and navigating a complex political landscape, all amid ongoing war and domestic upheaval.

Whether his deep operational pedigree will translate into success as Israel’s top intelligence chief remains to be seen.

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Arutz 7 reported today that Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director Ronen Bar addressed a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Samaria and pledged that Israel would continue to fight, even if the world would leave its side.

Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director Ronen Bar addressed a ceremony on Monday marking Holocaust Remembrance Day in Samaria.

“In the essence of its existence, the State of Israel is first of all the last barrier preventing a situation where people lose their humanity and the world is silent,” Bar declared.

Arutz 7 added that Bar noted that “the world was silent when the Nazi Party came to power in Europe, it was silent when it began its racist incitement, it was silent on Kristallnacht, it was silent when people were gathered into ghettos, it was silent when Germany began to spread in all directions, and it was silent when the ashes of Jews covered the skies of the continent.”

He stated: “The world, which would appear to have woken up after the events of October 7th, can return to being silent. Despite this, we will continue to fight because the State of Israel can not allow itself not to be the last barrier.”

The director turned to his subordinates, saying: “Therefore, we, as servicemen, will make sure those who sanctify death will find death and those who want life who were abducted, we will return to life. Just like then, on October 7th as well the murderers didn’t differentiate between us. Israel can be the last barrier only if it’s unified, behind leadership, values, and purpose. We don’t need to agree on everything, but we must treat each other as brothers.

“We must rebuild our national resilience, our deterrence, and our alliances. We will stand as one in the face of the great darkness which continues to threaten us and the entire free world,” Bar concluded.

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