Israel supreme court gives deadline for solution on security chief dismissal

Israel’s supreme court on Tuesday gave the cabinet and attorney general’s office a deadline to find a solution to the government’s hotly-contested decision to sack domestic security chief Ronen Bar.

Following an hours-long hearing which was briefly interrupted with protests from government supporters and critics, Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit told the two sides to find a compromise.

“Since we saw some sparks of willingness here… we are giving you until after Passover (which ends on…