The head of the Shin Bet appeared before the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday, during which committee chairman MK Boaz Bismuth and Justice Noam Sohlberg engaged in a confrontation, according to a report. Bismuth told Sohlberg: 'I'm surprised you're surprised.'
01 · THE DISPATCH
The head of the Shin Bet appeared before the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday in a closed-door session, according to a report. During the session, committee chairman MK Boaz Bismuth and Justice Noam Sohlberg, who was present, engaged in a public exchange, with Bismuth telling Sohlberg: 'I'm surprised you're surprised.' The content of the Shin Bet director's remarks was not disclosed.
02 · How it developed
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