Itamar Ben-Gvir
Ben-Gvir reiterates call to loosen criteria for arming citizens
“In the recent [terror] attacks, we saw how critical the response of citizens carrying weapons is. This is a critical and life-saving security issue,” said the Israeli national security minister.
The police doesn’t want an independent force to be created.
Several ministers expressed opposition to the move but still voted in favor.
The new force is a “basic and vital need for the State of Israel,” says Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
The Israeli prime minister announced a hold on judicial reform until after the Passover holiday, calling on the opposition to negotiate in good faith.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has agreed to the pause, seemingly removing the prospect of the government’s collapse.
The threat was delivered during a meeting during which Ben-Gvir could be heard screaming at the prime minister.
Ben-Gvir orders closure of Voice of Palestine’s Jerusalem broadcast center
The minister accuses the P.A. radio station of inciting terrorism.
The national security minister decries an order barring him from police operations.
“The minister must refrain from giving operative instructions to the police, either directly or indirectly,” the ruling states.
“I no longer trust the attorney general,” the national security minister, himself a lawyer, tells the judges.
Police chief Yaakov Shabtai calls his decision to remove Eshed “a mistake,” while Ben-Gvir suggests that Shabtai’s approach to the protest movement is being influenced by the “radical left.”
