Yaakov Shabtai
“Deputy Commissioner Avshalom Peled is the right man to lead the Israel Police,” said Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
“Victory celebrations give backing to those human scum, for those Nazis,” the national security minister said.
As Israel prosecutes its war, Israeli Arabs have so far refrained from rioting, though there has been a sharp rise in pro-Hamas incitement.
“Anyone who wants to identify with Gaza is welcome—I’ll put them on buses that will send them there, I’ll help them get there,” said Yaakov Shabtai.
“According to the law and the principles of democracy, the people go to the polls and whoever is elected should dictate policy, and everyone should act on it,” says Israel’s national security minister.
One Palestinian was reported dead in clashes that erupted in Nablus.
The national security minister and Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai are at loggerheads.
There is a shortage of “manpower, resources, means and equipment,” Kobi Shabtai tells lawmakers.
The police doesn’t want an independent force to be created.
“There is not a single other democracy in which the minister is unable to determine policy,” the national security minister-designate said.
Insp. Gen. Yaakov Shabtai says that in times of major conflict, it may be necessary to block those fomenting violence online in order to save lives.
“We’re looking at a situation where in 18 months, the police as we know it could cease to exist,” Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai warns ministers.