Ronen Bar, the chief of Shin Bet, is fighting to preserve the agency's independence and the ability of gatekeepers to stand firm against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Bar's public affidavit filed to the High Court of Justice accuses Netanyahu of attempting to turn the Shin Bet into a secret police force and destroy Israeli stateliness. Bar's mission is to prevent this attempted takeover and ensure the agency's tools are used solely for their intended purposes. He is fighting for the preservation of democracy and the rights to protest, privacy, and human dignity in Israel.