High Court suggests Shin Bet chief reconsider demand to reveal petitioners’ names

Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit has suggested that the head of the Shin Bet, Israel's internal security agency, reconsider his demand that the individuals petitioning against his appointment disclose their names. Amit remarked that the insistence on this demand is not serving the Shin Bet chief well. The court had previously indicated that petitioners in the case must reveal their identities. This development occurs amidst ongoing legal scrutiny regarding high-level security appointments in Israel.