David Zini

Bardugo admits discussing alleged Shin Bet leaks to Channel 12 in private meeting with Zini

A Channel 14 commentator revealed in an interview that he had a meeting with Zini regarding the ministers' demand to investigate an alleged leak to another channel.

|ByANNA BARSKY, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli journalist Yaakov Bardugo seen at the White House in Washington DC, ahead of the meeting between US president Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on July 7, 2025.
(From R-L) President Isaac Herzog meets with Central Elections Committee chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg and Shin Bet head David Zini to discuss securing the slated Knesset elections, July 9, 2026.

Hostile actors seeking to undermine Israeli elections, Herzog and Shin Bet chief warn

“Elections are not a civil war,” Herzog said. “Elections are a social, democratic and political process, very significant and important in the life of a nation.”

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Israeli president Isaac Herzog attends the Herzliya conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, June 30, 2026.

Herzog draws red line after David Zini’s pledge of loyalty to the elected echelon

His remarks followed David Zini's comments, in which he explained why he accepted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s offer to serve as head of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency).

|ByAMIR BOHBOT, AVI SOLOMON
Designated head of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) director David Zini seen with Ultra orthodox jewish soldiers from the Hasmonean Brigade after completing their beret march, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old city on August 6, 2025.

Shin Bet chief Zini's loyalty remarks raise defining questions for Israel's elections - analysis

The central question raised by Zini’s remarks is not whether the Shin Bet chief should obey the elected government; it is how he diagnoses what has gone wrong in Israeli governance.

|ByHERB KEINON

IDF clarifies new Shin Bet appointee was not dismissed from military

An earlier IDF statement stressed that any communication by IDF personnel with the political echelon requires the approval of the chief of staff.

MAY 23, 2025ByAMIR BOHBOT, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visits soldiers stationed at the security buffer zone in Syria, April 20, 2025.

Netanyahu's office publishes excerpts of pre-Oct. 7 Maj.-Gen. Zini report on IDF preparedness

“[...] In almost every sector, a surprise raid on our forces could succeed, undermining the rule ‘we will be surprised but not defeated.’"

MAY 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Maj.-Gen. David Zini attends a ceremony held at the IDF Central Command headquarters in Jerusalem, July 8, 2024