Election chief defends Shin Bet head, blasts leaks undermining foreign interference probe
Noam Sohlberg, Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and chair of the Central Elections Committee, issued a sharp condemnation on Thursday regarding leaks from an ongoing investigation into suspected election interference. In a letter to the investigative team, Sohlberg warned that the disclosure of classified information is undermining the inquiry's national security aspects. He offered an emphatic defense of Shin Bet Director David Zini against political criticism and urged the public to treat media reports on the investigation with skepticism, describing some as misleading. Sohlberg clarified that while the intelligence provided by the Shin Bet raised serious suspicions, it has not yet matured into conclusive evidence. He also rejected reports of obstruction or tensions between the Shin Bet, Israel Police, and the Attorney General's office, pledging to monitor the investigation to ensure all legal leads are exhausted.