{"id":907,"date":"2025-04-02T00:17:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T00:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=907"},"modified":"2025-04-02T00:17:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T00:17:10","slug":"netanyahu-withdraws-sharvit-for-shin-bet-chief-bowing-to-right-wing-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=907","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu Withdraws Sharvit for Shin Bet Chief, Bowing to Right-Wing Pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Welcome back to World Brief, where we\u2019re looking at the pressures behind <strong>Israeli<\/strong> <strong>right-wing politics<\/strong>, looming <strong>reciprocal tariffs<\/strong> on virtually all U.S. trading partners, and <strong>Chinese military drills<\/strong> near Taiwan.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>Who Will Lead Shin Bet?<\/h3>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/01\/world\/middleeast\/israel-netanyahu-trump-shin-bet.html\">withdrew<\/a> his nominee to lead the country\u2019s domestic intelligence agency, Shin Bet, on Tuesday due to conservative pushback. The about-face came less than 24 hours after Netanyahu picked retired Vice Adm. Eli Sharvit, a former commander of Israel\u2019s navy, for the top spot.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Welcome back to World Brief, where we\u2019re looking at the pressures behind <strong>Israeli<\/strong> <strong>right-wing politics<\/strong>, looming <strong>reciprocal tariffs<\/strong> on virtually all U.S. trading partners, and <strong>Chinese military drills<\/strong> near Taiwan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode-fallback\">\n<h2 class=\"dek-heading\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/category\/world-brief\/\">Sign up<\/a>  to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday.            <\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-shortcode-newsletter=\"world_brief\" class=\"newsletter-unit-signup newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode email-capture--step-1 newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode-world_brief\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-world_brief newsletter-shortcode-world_brief\">\n<div class=\"show-on-email-capture--signed-up hide-from-newsletter-subscriber newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode--container\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-unit newsletters-page newsletter-row\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-world_brief\">\n<h2 class=\"dek-heading\">Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday.<\/h2>\n<p>\n                        <button class=\"button\">Sign Up<\/button>\n                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"grid--flex newsletter-world_brief newsletter-signup-container\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"World Brief sign up form\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"buttons\">\n<div class=\"hide-from-newsletter-subscriber privacy-policy-container\">\n<div class=\"privacy-policy-acknowledge\">\n<p><small>By submitting your email, you agree to the <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/termsofuse\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Use<\/a> and to receive email correspondence from us. You may opt out at any time.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n    <label for=\"email-world_brief\">Enter your email<\/label><br \/>\n    <input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" class=\"hide-from-reg hide-from-sub\" id=\"email-world_brief\" aria-required=\"true\" required=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    <button class=\"button button--signup \" data-newsletter-id=\"world_brief\" data-sourceid=\"In-article unit\">Sign Up<\/button>\n  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>Who Will Lead Shin Bet?<\/h3>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/01\/world\/middleeast\/israel-netanyahu-trump-shin-bet.html\">withdrew<\/a> his nominee to lead the country\u2019s domestic intelligence agency, Shin Bet, on Tuesday due to conservative pushback. The about-face came less than 24 hours after Netanyahu picked retired Vice Adm. Eli Sharvit, a former commander of Israel\u2019s navy, for the top spot.<\/p>\n<p>Right-wing allies attacked Sharvit this week for previously protesting Netanyahu\u2019s signature judicial reform legislation and for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calcalist.co.il\/local_news\/article\/rjdyco1oke?utm_source=calcalist.co.il&amp;utm_medium=Share&amp;utm_campaign=Whatsapp&amp;utm_term=rjdyco1oke&amp;utm_content=Article\">writing a column<\/a> in January that criticized U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to roll back climate change policies. Netanyahu and Trump are close allies.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu heavily relies on his conservative colleagues to maintain a governing coalition. Israel\u2019s decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/03\/18\/israel-strikes-gaza-war-break-ceasefire\/\">restart strikes<\/a> in Gaza in March\u2014effectively ending its cease-fire deal with Hamas\u2014came in part due to far-right pressure, particularly from Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.<\/p>\n<p>With Sharvit out of the running, it is unclear who Netanyahu may nominate next to lead Shin Bet. Last month, Netanyahu <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/03\/21\/israel-gaza-hamas-hostages-control-netanyahu-katz-ronen-bar-shin-bet-qatargate\/\">dismissed<\/a> Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar due to a \u201cpersistent loss of professional and personal trust,\u201d stemming partly from the agency\u2019s failure to warn against Hamas\u2019s Oct. 7, 2023, attack.<\/p>\n<p>However, critics questioned the timing of Netanyahu\u2019s decision to fire Bar, as it came shortly after the agency opened an investigation into alleged connections between the prime minister\u2019s close aides and the government of Qatar. On Monday, Israeli police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/netanyahu-aides-urich-and-feldstein-arrested-in-qatargate-investigation\/\">announced<\/a> the arrests of two suspects\u2014both top Netanyahu aides\u2014in the so-called Qatargate scandal.<\/p>\n<p>Any move by Netanyahu to replace Bar, though, defies an Israeli Supreme Court order <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20250331-israel-netanyahu-defies-court-freeze-name-ex-navy-commander-new-security-chief-shin-bet\">freezing his dismissal<\/a> until all petitions are heard, to conclude no later than April 8.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, public anger over Israel\u2019s war conduct continues to rise. On Monday, Palestinians in Gaza held funerals for 15 medics and emergency responders killed by Israeli forces last month and left in a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/31\/middleeast\/aid-workers-found-gaza-mass-grave-intl-hnk\/index.html\">mass grave<\/a>,\u201d according to a United Nations agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis massacre of our team is a tragedy not only for us at the Palestine Red Crescent Society [PRCS], but also for humanitarian work and humanity,\u201d PRCS said, calling the targeting of its medics \u201ca war crime\u201d under international law.<\/p>\n<p>PRCS said its workers and vehicles were <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/gaza-medics-killed-israel-ambulances-f34b6ecc985d9127265a400bd52c72b7?user_email=6b04284e4d00370f16d3dac0a626e01bf24d86e4d6995646867da6aa680488d0&amp;utm_medium=Morning_Wire&amp;utm_source=Sailthru_AP&amp;utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire_1%20Apr_2025&amp;utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers\">clearly marked<\/a> as medical and humanitarian personnel, but Israel\u2019s military said the convoy approached its forces \u201csuspiciously\u201d and without identification. Israel has previously accused Hamas of using ambulances and other emergency transport as shields.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli troops have killed more than 100 Palestinian Civil Defense workers and more than 1,000 health workers since the war began in October 2023, according to the U.N. The International Red Cross\/Red Crescent said the most recent attack was the deadliest assault on its personnel in eight years.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>Today\u2019s Most Read<\/h3>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>What We\u2019re Following<\/h3>\n<p><strong>U.S. reciprocal tariffs. <\/strong>The latest salvo in Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/03\/31\/trump-tariffs-national-security-russia-canada-mexico\/\">trade wars<\/a> will go into effect on Wednesday, with tariffs that are expected to trigger anger from U.S. partners and uncertainty in global markets. \u201cOn trade, I have decided, for purposes of fairness, that I will charge a <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/02\/13\/trump-reciprocal-tariffs-trade-modi-india-eu\/\">reciprocal tariff<\/a>, meaning whatever countries charge the United States of America, we will charge them. No more, no less,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-says-reciprocal-tariffs-coming-thursday-2025-02-13\/\">said<\/a> upon signing the memorandum in February. He has since referred to April 2 as \u201cLiberation Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump said the reciprocal tariffs aim to encourage domestic manufacturing, but economists fear that the duties will only raise costs for U.S. consumers and hike inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Among the countries likely to be hit hardest by the tariffs is India, which has a weighted average tariff of 9.5 percent on the United States. Canada, China, the European Union, and Mexico will also be among those most affected\u2014even as other <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/03\/27\/trump-auto-tariffs-cars-trade-war-reciprocal-china-canada-eu-mexico\/\">sweeping tariff measures<\/a> have targeted all four since Trump took office.<\/p>\n<p>But that is far from the end of Trump\u2019s trade measures. On Thursday, the White House will also impose 25 percent tariffs on <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/03\/27\/trump-auto-tariffs-cars-trade-war-reciprocal-china-canada-eu-mexico\/\">imported automobiles<\/a>, and duties on European alcohol and countries that purchase Venezuelan oil could come later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Threats to Taiwan. <\/strong>China launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/31\/china\/china-taiwan-military-drills-hnk-intl\/index.html\">military drills<\/a> off Taiwan\u2019s north, south, and east coasts on Tuesday to reassert its sovereignty claims over the island. According to China\u2019s Eastern Theater Command, ships, aircraft, and artillery <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/chinese-military-says-it-is-conducting-exercises-around-taiwan-2025-03-31\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&amp;utm_term=040125&amp;lctg=607f1056abd4f461f466319b\">practiced<\/a> blockading Taiwan, strikes on ground and maritime targets, and air interception.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is firm punishment for the Lai Ching-te administration\u2019s rampant \u2018pro-independence\u2019 provocations,\u201d Chinese government spokesperson <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gwytb.gov.cn\/xwdt\/xwfb\/wyly\/202504\/t20250401_12693173.htm\">Zhu Fenglian<\/a> said on Tuesday, referring to the Taiwanese president.<\/p>\n<p>The exercises come just days after U.S. Defense Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/01\/world\/asia\/china-taiwan-military-drills.html\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> visited Japan and the Philippines to strengthen U.S. military ties; Hegseth lauded Tokyo as \u201cindispensable\u201d for tackling Chinese aggression. They also followed Washington <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-sanctions-hong-kong-china-officials-ed07f314f1f19ee825e0b162822f04c2?user_email=6b04284e4d00370f16d3dac0a626e01bf24d86e4d6995646867da6aa680488d0&amp;utm_medium=Morning_Wire&amp;utm_source=Sailthru_AP&amp;utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire_1%20Apr_2025&amp;utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers\">sanctioning<\/a> six Chinese and Hong Kong officials on Monday who were allegedly involved in \u201ctransnational repression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>China and the United States may have to tread carefully, as the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/china\/u-s-china-discuss-a-trump-xi-summit-for-june-04610b8f\">reported<\/a> last month that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Trump are considering a high-level summit in June.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Critical minerals talks. <\/strong>Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/4\/1\/ukraine-working-on-minerals-deal-as-us-ceasefire-bid-grinds-on\">assuaged<\/a> U.S. fears on Tuesday about Trump\u2019s proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/03\/03\/ukraine-critical-minerals-trump-supply-chains-russia-war\/\">critical minerals deal<\/a>, saying that Kyiv was working with Washington to draft a mutually acceptable text. His comment came in response to the U.S. president accusing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of wanting to back out of the deal on Sunday. \u201cIf he does that, he\u2019s got some problems,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/31\/europe\/ukraine-minerals-deal-trump-zelensky-intl\/index.html\">warned<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to a summary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/ukraine-says-it-will-work-with-us-towards-mutually-acceptable-minerals-deal-2025-04-01\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&amp;utm_term=040125&amp;lctg=607f1056abd4f461f466319b\">reviewed<\/a> by Reuters, the current proposal would require Ukraine to send all critical minerals profits to Washington until Kyiv has repaid all U.S. wartime aid, with interest.<\/p>\n<p>Such posturing comes amid ongoing efforts to establish a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, though these negotiations have garnered few results. On Tuesday, Moscow said it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/trump-threatens-secondary-sanctions-russia-kremlin-says-it-is-continuing-talk-us-2025-04-01\/\">cannot accept<\/a> a current U.S. proposal to end the war because it does not address what Russia says is the root cause of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s demands include assurances that Ukraine drop its NATO ambitions, that Russia will control the entirety of four Ukrainian regions, and that the size of the Ukrainian army will be limited.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>Odds and Ends<\/h3>\n<p>Millions of people celebrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2025\/04\/01\/april-fools-day-what-are-its-origins-and-how-do-europeans-celebrate\">April Fools\u2019 Day<\/a> on Tuesday, but as diverse as the world is, so too are the holiday\u2019s boisterous traditions. In French-speaking areas, children traditionally attach paper fish to their friends\u2019 backs. In Iceland, news agencies <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/april-fools-day-history-hoaxes-8802b21a462b5682b4e263e20cbf123f\">publish<\/a> false stories for added mirth. And in the Netherlands, citizens catapult herring at their neighbors. Good luck out there, readers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/04\/01\/netanyahu-israel-shin-bet-chief-sharvit-right-wing-gaza\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to World Brief, where we\u2019re looking at the pressures behind Israeli right-wing politics, looming reciprocal tariffs on virtually all U.S. trading partners, and Chinese military drills near Taiwan. Who Will Lead Shin Bet? 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