Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Activists told Haaretz that while Shin Bet recruiters initially asked them to 'keep an eye on right-wing activists,' they believe the security service was ultimately seeking to recruit them as informants in an effort to gather information on protests and other activistsShare 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 formatSubscribeJosh Breinerand Bar Peleg05:46 PM • June 30 2026 IDTIsrael's Shin Bet security service has stepped up efforts in recent weeks to recruit activists involved in protests against the government, offering some financial incentives and other benefits in exchange for information on planned demonstrations and right-wing counterprotesters, according to activist accounts and information obtained by Haaretz.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel protestShin BetIsraeli politicsDavid ZiniIsrael Elections 2026CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIsrael-Lebanon DealIran AttackZohran MamdaniWest BankGianni InfantinoHaQuizHaaretz PodcastShin Bet Moves to Recruit Anti-government Activists Citing 'De-escalation' PushStanding Together Is Stronger as a Movement Than a PartyCalifornia's Scott Wiener Addresses Trans Rally Ouster, Israel and NetanyahuIsrael's Armenian Genocide Recognition: A Right Move, for Very Wrong ReasonsNetanyahu, Haredi Lawmakers Slam Bnei Brak Rabbi for Harshly Cursing IDF ChiefRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderSettlers Tried to Torch Palestinian Homes. They Messed With the Wrong Village