{
  "id": 14454995,
  "title": "Netanyahu strikes back at ex-Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar over Oct. 7 contact claims in lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/netanyahu-strikes-back-at-ex-shin-bet-chief-ronen-bar-over-oct-7",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T13:18:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-911689"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Shin Bet director Ronen Bar has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of refusing to take his calls on the morning of October 7, 2023. Bar claims that unlike previous prime ministers, Netanyahu never provided him with his personal telephone number. In response, Netanyahu struck back at Bar, questioning his seriousness and accusing him of lacking basic information that all heads of security establishment should have. He also criticized Bar for not calling him during the attack, arguing that doing so could have saved many lives. Bar's lawsuit alleges that Netanyahu failed to intervene even after the massacre began and presents evidence refuting the claim that Shin Bet concealed information.",
  "summary": "\"The Shin Bet security detail, your subordinates who are with me 24/7, could have reached me within minutes. How many lives could we have saved if only you had called on time?\" said the PM.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Former Shin Bet chief suing Netanyahu: 'Fabricated blood libel in attempt to shift blame for October 7'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/former-shin-bet-chief-suing-netanyahu-fabricated-blood-libel-in",
        "published": "2026-10-14T10:45:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Ronen Bar files NIS 3 million defamation lawsuit against Netanyahu over shifting Oct. 7 blame",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/ronen-bar-files-nis-3-million-defamation-lawsuit-against-netanyahu",
        "published": "2026-10-14T11:22:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "'Blood libel:' Ex-Shin Bet chief sues Netanyahu for NIS 3 million",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/blood-libel-ex-shin-bet-chief-sues-netanyahu-for-nis-3-million",
        "published": "2026-10-14T12:50:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}