Haaretz Editorial02:47 AM • July 10 2026 IDTThe fears surrounding the appointment of David Zini – a man with no intelligence background who holds a Zionist Haredi worldview that even the prime minister called "too messianic" – as Shin Bet security service chief are increasingly being realized with each passing day. What began as a hasty meeting in the back seat of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's car at the Tze'elim military base has turned out to be a fateful decision for Israeli democracy.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LikudShin BetIranIsrael intelligenceIsraeli electionsBenjamin NetanyahuItamar Ben-GvirDavid ZiniCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsU.S.-IranTrumpWest BankGaza ChickenpoxGraham PlatnerIsrael ProtestsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastThe Shin Bet Chief Has Admitted He's UnqualifiedIsraeli Out, Zionist In: How Israel Lost Its Shared IdentityIran's Other Weapon: How Israel Woke Up Late to the Election Interference ThreatThe Thin Line Between Netanyahu's 'I Lost Weight' and Abu Safiya's StarvationIsrael Says IDF to Stay in Lebanon 'Security Zone' Despite Withdrawal FrameworkRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesIsraeli Cop Filmed Throwing Stun Grenade Into Car, Trapping Palestinians InsideMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding Israel