Netanyahu appointed David Zini to lead Israel's Shin Bet intelligence agency expecting personal and political loyalty. So far, Zini has been deliveringNoa Sattath08:46 AM • July 20 2026 IDTBenjamin Netanyahu's polling numbers ahead of this year's Israeli election look grim, but the man who has been Israel's longest-serving Prime Minister will do anything to remain in power. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israeli electionsIsraeli judiciary David ZiniShin BetCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMamdani Vs. NetanyahuSettler ViolenceU.S.-IranBroadcasting BillIsrael ElectionsHélène CixousHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAs Israel's Election Nears, All Eyes Must Be on Shin Bet Chief ZiniDear Eyal Zamir, Take Me as a Career SoldierThe 'Knesset Virus' Infects Arab Politics Ahead of ElectionsSettlers Besiege, Trap Palestinian Family in West Bank Home for Over Two WeeksThe IDF Must Stop Killing Children and Investigate Those ResponsibleRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightNetanyahu's Biggest Challenger: Who Is Gadi Eisenkot and What Does He Stand For?103 House Democrats Vote to Cut U.S. Aid to Israel in Landmark Symbolic VoteDemocrats Rejected U.S. Aid to Israel, and AIPAC Couldn't Stop Them