- Netanyahu Rescinds Nomination of New Shin Bet Head Amid Likud Backlash Haaretz
- Netanyahu Drops Nominee for Spy Chief After Backlash The New York Times
- PM appoints Shin Bet deputy as interim chief, even as Bar’s firing remains frozen The Times of Israel
- What Netanyahu's Twisted Decision-making Process Means for Israelis' Security Haaretz
- Shin Bet chief nomination chaos is symptomatic of a larger problem - editorial The Jerusalem Post