The Democrats against Zini: "Shirking his legal duty and devoting himself to the king at the expense of loyalty to the kingdom"
The Democrats party harshly attacks Shin Bet chief David Zini following the organization's announcement regarding the security of party leaders. The party claims Zini is shirking his legal duty and placing responsibility on private security companies, while allocating Shin Bet fighters to protect the Prime Minister's wife and children. The petition to the High Court revealed that the risk level for Golan was raised to 4 out of 6, alongside hundreds of death threats.
The Democrats party harshly attacked Shin Bet chief David Zini this evening, following the organization's announcement that it would limit itself to providing intelligence support and weapons licenses for private security guards for party leaders, instead of full state security. The party accused Zini of "shirking his legal duty and devoting himself to the king at the expense of loyalty to the kingdom," alluding to the allocation of Shin Bet fighters to protect the Prime Minister's wife and adult children. The petition filed by the party to the High Court revealed a concerning picture: the Israel Police raised the risk level for Golan to a high level of 4 out of 6, alongside hundreds of explicit death threats and the inclusion of his name in a threat letter attached to a brick thrown at the studios of Channel 12. The party described an incident that occurred last Wednesday in Be'er Sheva, where Golan was forced to flee a public meeting after monitoring of social media conversations identified an organized mob with violent messages. Golan was accompanied by unarmed civilian security guards, and an emergency escape plan was activated. The party claims that the Shin Bet's announcement is a legal maneuver to evade a High Court ruling, and that Zini is taking a heavy personal risk in the event of a political assassination.