Gonen Ben Itzhak (Hebrew: גונן בן יצחק; born: 3 March 1971) is an Israeli lawyer, former Shin Bet coordinator, and social activist.His father is Brigadier General Uzi Ben Itzhak and his mother, Ronit, is a music teacher.[3] In 1996, Ben Itzhak was recruited to the Shin Bet as an intelligence officer in the Arab sector – in the area of Ramallah.Ben Itzhak stood behind the arrest of Shadi Saadiya, the terrorist behind the Ein 'Arik checkpoint attack in which six Israeli soldiers were killed.On 24 November 2020, Ben Itzhak was indicted on grounds of "disturbing public order and preventing the police from carrying out their duties".