Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityZini is threatening to find his Shin Bet director predecessors in contempt of court if they don't immediately disclose the list of some 180 former Shin Bet staffers who joined a petition as anonymous parties challenging Zini's appointmentShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeGidi Weitz06:01 AM • May 13 2026 IDTThe director of the Shin Bet security agency, David Zini, is threatening to file a court request to find three of his predecessors as Shin Bet director in contempt of court. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Shin BetDavid ZiniIsrael High CourtCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIraq-IsraelNetanyahu-Oct. 7Pizza Hut killingHezbollah DronesJonny GreenwoodHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNo Judges on Oct. 7 Inquiry Commission, Likud MK Proposes in New BillMoving on Without Hamas: Gaza Board of Peace Loses Patience, Pushes Trump PlanIsrael Attacks New York Times for Report on Sexual Violence by Israeli ForcesStolen Rare Coin Showing Temple Artifacts Being Returned From New York to IsraelExplosive Hearing on Israel's Next Spy Chief Exposes the Country's Moral TrapRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of DaysLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateConstruction Begins on Bypass Road to Bring 'One Million' Israelis to West BankZionism Didn't Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This Way