Shin Bet called upon the Government of Israel to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians. In May 2005, Dichter was replaced by Yuval Diskin, who served until 2011. In 2011, Yoram Cohen was chosen as the new head of Shabak, and served until 2016. In 2016, Nadav Argaman was chosen as new head of Shabak, and assumed office on 8 May 2016. Former Shin Bet director special assistant Barak Ben-Zur said that since 1948 (or more particularly 1957) the group has been brought under control of the Knesset to monitor its budget. In May 2002, a landmark was set when Shin
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