Zini said to veto agents’ call to put Jewish extremists in administrative detention
Shin Bet chief David Zini has nixed field agents’ advice to place certain Jewish extremists in administrative detention amid a surge of attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, Hebrew media reported Tuesday.Suspects identified by security services can be held in administrative detention for months on end with no trial. The tool is typically used against Palestinians when there is not enough evidence for a regular arrest warrant.Use of administrative detention against Jews has always been negligible. Defense Minister Israel Katz halted it entirely upon taking office in November 2024 — amid a massive surge in settler attacks on Palestinians — and recently clashed with an IDF general who sought to extend a restraining order against a Jewish terror suspect.Despite Katz’s directive, Shin Bet field agents — especially from a unit tasked with countering extremist Jewish violence — have “over the past few months” recommended that Zini place several Jewish…
Shin Bet chief David Zini has reportedly rejected recommendations from his field agents to place Jewish extremists in administrative detention, despite a surge in attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank. Administrative detention, typically used against Palestinians, allows for detention without trial. Defense Minister Israel Katz had halted its use against Jews in November 2024. Zini, a self-described “messianic” former general, believes other methods, such as electronic monitoring bracelets, are sufficient to address Jewish extremism and has previously reduced resources for the Shin Bet’s Jewish Department. Settler violence has increased, with 867 incidents recorded in 2025, up from 682 in 2024, yet few arrests or charges have been made.
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