MK Ayelet Farkash-Hacohen (National Unity) said during the Knesset plenum that MK Tali Gottlieb's exposure of a Shin Bet operative's identity constitutes a criminal offense and endangers Israeli security forces. Farkash-Hacohen described the attorney general as "a messenger, a clerk submitting Shin Bet's request" — defending the legal process Gottlieb has been attacking.
During a Knesset plenum session on Wednesday, MK Ayelet Farkash-Hacohen (National Unity) sharply criticized MK Tali Gottlieb's (Likud) disclosure of a Shin Bet operative's details, calling it a criminal act that endangers Israel's security forces. The remarks come as the Knesset continues debating Gottlieb's request for immunity regarding her exposure of the operative's identity. Farkash-Hacohen defended the Attorney General — whom Gottlieb has accused of overreach — describing her as merely a messenger relaying the Shin Bet's request. Earlier Wednesday, former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen also condemned the exposure as "irresponsible and illegal," as The Zioneer reported earlier today. No legal action has been announced yet against Gottlieb.
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