Israel attorney general accuses PM of ‘conflict of interest’ in security chief dismissal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came under fire again on Friday over his decision to dismiss internal security chief Ronen Bar, with the attorney general accusing him of a “conflict of interest”.

In a statement, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara said the government’s “decision to terminate the tenure of the head of the Shin Bet is fundamentally flawed, tainted by a personal conflict of interest on the part of the Prime Minister due to the criminal investigations involving his…