JERUSALEM: An Israeli panel confirmed on Thursday the nomination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pick for the next head of the Shin Bet domestic security service, a government statement said. Netanyahu named David Zini as his pick to lead the Shin Bet in May, after months of legal and political wrangling over his bid to dismiss the agency’s former director Ronen Bar.

Netanyahu's Inner Circle Had Hoped to Bring the Nomination Before the Cabinet Next Sunday, but That Vote Is Expected to Be Postponed Due to the PM's Trip to the UN in New York

JERUSALEM: An Israeli panel confirmed on Thursday the nomination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pick for the next head of the Shin Bet domestic security service, a…