Share 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 formatSubscribe10:25 PM • June 24 2026 IDTDavid Zini, head of Israel's Shin Bet security service, has ordered the removal of a memorial honoring agency operatives killed in the line of duty since October 7, 2023, sources told Haaretz.In the NewsThe Israeli Medical Association Is Acting Like the IDF's MouthpieceMainstream Haredim Are Radicalizing, Risking a Rift With Israeli SocietyConfront Trump or Fight the Judiciary? Netanyahu Mulls Plans to Mobilize VotersIsrael's Strategy Has Failed. Why Can't Netanyahu's Opponents Say It Out Loud?NY Primaries Send a Clear Message: Democrats Must Reckon With Israel, AIPACRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?As the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West BankIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change ThatTrump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for IsraelReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell Trump
Haaretz Exposé • Shin Bet chief orders removal of memorial to operatives killed since October 7
According to sources, the reason given for the order was that there was 'no need to see the failures right before our eyes day after day.' Another source said those in Shin Bet chief Zini's circle characterized the memorial as 'defeatist'









