Omer Barlev
Omer Barlev sparked outrage after he attended a protest in support of ultra-Orthodox military service.
The establishment of the new force follows lessons learned from the mass disturbances that erupted in 2021 during “Operation Guardian of the Walls.”
During the same interview, Public Security Minister Omer Barlev also claimed no Israelis had been murdered by terrorists in April.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Public Security Minister Omer Barlev and Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai all paid a visit to Ilka Bar in Tel Aviv on its reopening after the deadly April 7 terrorist attack.
Police ask state prosecutors to examine whether Knesset member Ayman Odeh’s statements constitute incitement • Israeli Public Security Minister Omar Bar-Lev blasts Odeh’s “outrageous, dangerous and irresponsible statement.”
“I can tell you that all the examinations ... other than the fact that the police use advanced technologies, turned out to [reveal that the accusations are] incorrect,” says Internal Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev.
“Perhaps one can say they are ‘despicable thugs.’ This is the bitter truth, even if [people] don’t like to hear it,” says Israel’s Deputy Economy Minister Yair Golan.
The goal is for the Israel National Counter-Terrorism Unit “to be the best counter-terrorism unit in the world,” says Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
The families have launched a campaign against Omer Bar-Lev over his remarks comparing Arab terrorism to settler violence.
Those who fired at the home of Police Maj. Gen. Jamal Hakroush, head of the unit charged with combating Arab-sector crime, have made “a very big mistake,” says Israeli Public Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev.
