Top 10 Reasons Ronen Bar Should Be Barred from Heading the Shin Bet (pun intended):

1. With a name like Bar…
Shouldn’t he be opening a Tel Aviv cocktail lounge or running security at a rooftop party, not overseeing counterterrorism?


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2. Too Much Experience? Suspicious.
Decades in the agency, knows every nook of the system, fluent in security operations… sounds like someone who’s been there too long to notice the cracks he helped build.


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3. He Was Appointed by a Politician — Enough Said
In Israel, “political appointment” is practically a red flag. It’s like saying, “This person is great at their job unless politics are involved,” which they always are.


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4. Didn’t Prevent October 7th
Let’s be blunt: the worst terror attack in Israel in decades happened under his watch. Either Shin Bet was caught sleeping, or the system is too broken to function—and leadership is where accountability starts.


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5. Oversight? What Oversight?
He heads one of the most secretive organizations in the country. When your job involves spying on everyone but being accountable to no one, the temptation to abuse power is baked into the role.


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6. He’s Too Cool Under Pressure
Some say he’s calm, collected, strategic. Others say he’s so emotionally detached he could watch your entire WhatsApp history without blinking. That’s either elite professionalism or serial killer energy.


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7. Transparency Is a Foreign Concept
We get it, secrecy is essential. But when public trust is eroding, maybe don’t act like every journalist is a national threat and every question a ticking bomb.


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8. He’s Still Using the “National Security” Card to Avoid Reform
Every time someone mentions restructuring Shin Bet or adding more civilian oversight, the answer is always: “It’s too dangerous.” At this point, it’s like someone yelling “fire” to stay in charge of the fire department.


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9. He’s Part of the “Security Elite” Echo Chamber
Military-intelligence-industrial complex much? When the same few guys rotate through all the top security jobs, don’t expect innovative thinking—just recycled failures in fancier suits.


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10. His Continued Presence Signals No One Is Ever Really Held Accountable
Imagine running a security agency that fails to stop the unthinkable—and still being in charge months later. In any functioning democracy, that’s not leadership. That’s protected status.