Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026The decision on Shin Bet protection for Gadi Eisenkot rests with rival government ministers, who are not bound by the committee's recommendation. 'It will be difficult to explain why Netanyahu's family gets security and Eisenkot does not'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 formatSubscribeJonathan LisSeptember 02, 2026The Advisory Committee on Personal Security recommended Sunday that Shin Bet security be assigned to Yeshar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot through the elections. The final decision, however, will be made by the Ministerial Committee on the Shin Bet, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Eisenkot's political rival.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Shin BetKnessetIsraeli politicsGadi EisenkotIsraeli electionsBenjamin NetanyahuYair GolanCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement Sanctions Israel-U.K.EisenkotJD VanceBen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastJohn Malkovich Cancels Israel Performance Over Quotes Falsely Attributed to HimTrump: Iran War Will End 'Immediately' After the U.S. Midterm ElectionDenisovan Culture Revealed in Bat Cave in ChinaU.S. Jewish Umbrella Group Condemns Import Ban on Goods From Israeli SettlementsEarliest Known Drug Use and Its Consequences Discovered in IndonesiaRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Netanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionNetanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéMore Stories to Explore