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Conservative Majority to Rule on Netanyahu’s Bid to Appoint Shin Bet Chief

A Supreme Court panel made up of Justice Yitzhak Amit (president), Justice Alex Stein, and Justice Gila Canfy-Steinitz will convene next Tuesday to hear a high-stakes petition demanding that Prime Minister Netanyahu be allowed to appoint the next head of the Shin Bet. Political analyst Amit Segal notes that the panel leans conservative—raising speculation about a possible reversal of the attorney general’s opinion, which currently bars Netanyahu from making the appointment.