“Israel” attorney general says move to fire security chief “tainted by conflict of interest”

“Israel's” attorney general on Friday criticised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's move to fire internal security chief Ronen Bar, saying it was "tainted by a personal conflict of interest".

"The decision to terminate the tenure of the head of the Shin Bet is fundamentally flawed, tainted by a personal conflict of interest on the part of the Prime Minister due to the criminal investigations involving his associates," a spokesperson for Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara said in a statement, adding it would lead to the politicization of the position.