MK Tali Gottlieb Faces Possible Indictment for Exposing Shin Bet Agent
Attorney General considers prosecution after lawmaker revealed classified identity and echoed conspiracy theories — while refusing to appear for police questioning
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Israel’s Attorney General, Gali Baharav-Miara, is weighing a criminal indictment against MK Tali Gottlieb after the outspoken lawmaker allegedly violated Shin Bet law by revealing the identity of a security agent and refusing to appear for questioning.
The State Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that Gottlieb is suspected of disclosing classified information and endangering a Shin Bet operative, a violation of Israeli national security law. According to the statement, she failed to appear twice for scheduled police interrogations.
The decision whether to indict is currently subject to a pre-trial hearing.
Gottlieb Responds: “I Won’t Show Up – Let the AG Do as She Pleases”
In a defiant response posted on social media, Gottlieb declared:
“Just as I didn’t show up for questioning, I don’t intend to attend the hearing either! The Attorney General is free to do as she wishes. I will invoke my parliamentary immunity before the Knesset committee, where I expect fellow MKs to support my position.”
The lawmaker has consistently framed the case against her as politically motivated, accusing parts of Israel’s security establishment of “betrayal” and promoting conspiracy theories.
Since the affair came to the attention of prosecutors, Gottlieb has publicly doubled down — refusing to cooperate, promoting new immunity legislation, and using parliamentary speeches to defend her disclosures.
Legal experts note that exposing the identity of a Shin Bet operative is a rare and serious offense in Israel, and the case could set a precedent for the limits of Knesset immunity in national security cases.