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Israeli opposition calls for general strike as Netanyahu seeks to oust security chief
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3/23/2025
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Huge crowds of protesters gathered in Tel Aviv, angry at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
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who they see as a threat to Israel's democracy.
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Opposition leader and former Prime Minister Yair Lapid was there.
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This government is doing everything it can to start a civil war.
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Netanyahu is openly pushing for it.
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We will not let this happen.
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We will fight for the country, but we will not let them destroy the country.
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Lapid is calling for a general strike if Netanyahu refuses to obey a Supreme Court decision freezing
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the government's dismissal of Ronen Ba'a, the head of Shin Bet, the Israeli Internal
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Security Service.
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Netanyahu says it is up to the government to decide who heads the domestic security
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agency.
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Ronen Ba'a will not remain head of Shin Bet.
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There will be no civil war and Israel will remain a democratic state.
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We are a nation of laws and Israeli law clearly states that the government has the authority
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to terminate the ISA chief's tenure before its official end.
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He rejects claims that Ba'a's removal was meant to prevent an investigation into his
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senior aide's financial ties with Qatar, saying Ba'a repeatedly delayed submitting
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a report on 7th of October intelligence failures with the final extension request coinciding
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with the Attorney General's announcement of the Qatar probe.
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The facts are crystal clear.
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The dismissal was not in order to prevent the investigation.
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The investigation was to prevent the dismissal.
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The Attorney General said on Friday that Netanyahu cannot name a replacement for Ba'a
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following the Supreme Court decision.
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Netanyahu's government meets on Sunday to begin dismissal proceedings against her.
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