Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityQatargate While PM Netanyahu and right-wing pundit Bardugo allegedly pressured former Shin Bet chief Bar to halt the 'Qatargate' probes, David Zini, the current chief, is pressured to open investigations against those targeted by the gov't ■ Minister Elkin's testimony for the defense in Netanyahu's corruption trial may very well be a new bribery affairShare 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 Weitz01:20 AM • July 31 2026 IDTFormer Shin Bet security service director Ronen Bar claimed in a classified affidavit to the Supreme Court that media personality Jacob Bardugo tried to "intimidate" all the people who investigated suspicions against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's aides.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Shin BetIsraeli politicsBenjamin NetanyahuJudicial coupAttorney General of IsraelIsrael's MediaDavid ZiniQatargateBibiLeaksIsraeli judiciary CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankNetanyahu-TrumpBen-GvirGaza Board of PeaceBarbara ButchIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastThe Government's War on the Media Is Paving the Way for BloodshedNetanyahu Wanted Washington to Act on Iran, Now He Says It Wasn't His DecisionAmericans Don't Have an Israel Problem. They Have a Netanyahu ProblemSettlers Plan 'Memorial Hikes' Through West Bank Villages After Deadly Clashes'It's Bigger Than Abdul': In Dearborn, Beating AIPAC May Be the Real PrizeRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsWith the West Bank Primed to Explode, Israel's Government Sees an OpportunityTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensTwo Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in Clash After Settlers Enter TownThese Young Israelis Are Calling for the Zionist Left to Confront the Occupation