Ronen Bar

Stop holding only one man accountable for Oct. 7 – opinion

Many experts and decision-makers saw the warning signs prior to Hamas’s massacre and misread them. Israel’s prime minister wasn’t the only one failing the nation; an entire misguided mechanism was.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the United Nations in New York City, September 24, 2026.
A view of homes destroyed and burned in the Hamas October 7, 2023 massacre at Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Gaza border, August 5, 2026

Has Netanyahu's postponement of a state commission of inquiry into October 7 backfired? - analysis

Shin Bet director Ronen Bar seen at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, November 6, 2022

Ex-Shin Bet chief threatens defamation suit against Netanyahu amid 'unrestrained incitement'

Senior Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, speaks during a conference in Gaza city, on November 4, 2019.

Former Fatah official reveals new details on Sinwar's 'earthquake' warning to Israel before Oct. 7


Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar to step down on June 15

Bar made the announcement at the memorial event for fallen Shin Bet personnel at the Shin Bet headquarters.

Shin Bet director Ronen Bar seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, May 5, 2024

Netanyahu turned Shin Bet into an enemy 'bigger than Hamas,' ex-official says

"I greatly appreciate Bar as a person, but he needs to announce his resignation," Ilan Lotan added.

 Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. April 23, 2025.

Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar announces resignation date, Katz threatens to attack Iran

Netanyahu on trial • Haredim protest against IDF draft orders • Netanyahu says Iran's nuclear program must go • Hostage family provides details of captivity

 IDF operating in the Gaza Strip, published April 22, 2025.

Ronen Bar to bereaved father: No desire to continue as Shin Bet chief, family is harassed - N12

In a recording, Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar says he has no desire to stay and faces harassment against his family.

 Ronen Bar, the head of Shin Bet, attends a ceremony marking Memorial Day for fallen soldiers of Israel's wars and victims of attacks, at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl military cemetery, May 13, 2024

Ronen Bar and PM Netanyahu share partial truths - analysis

Netanyahu and Shin Bet chief Bar each admit partial truths about October 7, exposing deeper issues of trust and leadership.

 ILLUSTRATION: Benjamin Netanyahu and Ronen Bar

'Riddled with inaccuracies, bias, and half-truths': Bar, others react to PM's Shin Bet affidavit

Yair Lapid, Benny Gantz, and Yair Golan all denounced Netanyahu, as well as senior activists representing families affected by the October 7 massacre.

 Illustrative image of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar superimposed on an image of Israelis protesting judicial reform.

Netanyahu claims Shin Bet head failed to warn him of October 7 attacks in affidavit

The prime minister, in his affidavit to the High Court of Justice, claimed Ronen Bar did not alert him to the dangers of Hamas's invasion.

(L-R) Shin Bet director Ronen Bar and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel's Knesset discusses leak enforcement, freedom of press in committee

Throughout the session, numerous MKs were expelled from the discussions for outbursts and calling Committee Chair Simcha Rothman a "bully."

 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav-Miara attends the swearing-in ceremony of Justice Isaac Amit as president of the Supreme Court, in Jerusalem, last month. The attorney-general ‘hinders’ the prime minister from implementing policies as he wishes, the writer maintains.

Rule of law or rule by one? The PM’s instructions aren’t above the law - opinion

The implication is singular: the Shin Bet director is no longer subject to the rule of law, but solely to the prime minister, because the prime minister is the law.

SHIN BET head Ronen Bar attends a ceremony last October at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, marking the first anniversary of the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. Bar’s affidavit to the High Court reveals facts that should alarm anyone who aspires to live in a democratic state, says th

Declaring Netanyahu incapacitated would endanger Israel’s democracy - opinion

I would suggest a more circumspect review of Bar’s version of events and the motivations of those currently supporting him. They may be engaged in activities dangerous to our democracy.

A RALLY against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government and in support of Shin Bet head Ronen Bar takes place in Tel Aviv last week. Declaring Netanyahu incapacitated, as is rumored, may be a step too far and would be a step to incapacitate Israel’s democracy, the writer argues