Israeli Supreme Court President Isaac Amit raised concerns on Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's comments could point to a conflict of interest in his decision to fire Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.
Amit made these remarks during a hearing on petitions seeking to block Bar's firing. "The prime minister inserted himself into this, he said the indictments 'are against [the aides], but the purpose is to harm me, it's a witch hunt," Amit noted. Netanyahu had suggested that indictments against his aides were politically motivated to undermine him.
Netanyahu's lawyer, Zion Amir, dismissed claims of a conflict of interest as unfounded, arguing that Bar's involvement in an investigation into Netanyahu's aides' alleged work for Qatar created a conflict, considering Bar's knowledge of his upcoming dismissal.
