Bar plans Netanyahu suit Kan reviews their clash

Sep 28

Kan reports the previous day's escalation between Netanyahu and former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar. Netanyahu accuses Bar of failing to wake him before October 7 and alleges a hostile coordinated campaign. Bar calls the accusations baseless incitement, says minutes have been distorted and announces plans for a defamation suit. The package preserves differing legal opinions on suing a sitting prime minister and commentary about responsibility and access to records. Yaara Shapira then traces their relationship: Bar's earlier warning over internal division, disputed notifications before the attack, Netanyahu's later praise, subsequent negotiations and security disputes, the dismissal and Bar's resignation. Motive claims about the dismissal remain attributed. Bar's announcement is not reported as an already filed suit, and the historical chronology remains context within the complete account.

Ronen Bar announced plans for a defamation suit after Netanyahu accused him over the handling of warnings before October 7. Bar called the allegations baseless incitement and disputed the treatment of meeting records; Netanyahu alleged failures and a hostile coordinated campaign. Kan discusses legal uncertainty about suing a sitting prime minister and recalls the deterioration of their relationship. This is an announced legal response, not a confirmed filing or an adjudication of responsibility.