Former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen: Security bodies' primary loyalty is to Israel and its citizens

Former Shin Bet director Yoram Cohen said that the sole loyalty of any security body is first to the State of Israel and its citizens, according to a report.

Yoram Cohen, who headed the Shin Bet from 2011 to 2016 and later entered political life, made the statement in a reported remark. The comment touches on the fundamental principle of loyalty within Israel's security establishment.

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