Ben-Gvir's actions prove he is trying to politicize police, opposition MKs say
"Everything we warned of is happening," Yesh Atid MK and former senior police official Yoav Segalovitz said.
By ELIAV BREUER
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's intervention into the Israel Police's operational considerations during demonstrations against the government's judicial reform proves that he wishes to take away the police's independence, opposition MKs argued during a Knesset session on Tuesday afternoon.
The comments came during a debate over the second part of what is known as the Police Law, a law proposed by Ben-Gvir that defines the minister's authority over the police. The first section passed prior to the government's inception in late December, and the second section was partially advanced but did not become law.
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"Everything we warned of is happening," Yesh Atid MK and former senior police official Yoav Segalovitz said.
By ELIAV BREUER
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's intervention into the Israel Police's operational considerations during demonstrations against the government's judicial reform proves that he wishes to take away the police's independence, opposition MKs argued during a Knesset session on Tuesday afternoon.
The comments came during a debate over the second part of what is known as the Police Law, a law proposed by Ben-Gvir that defines the minister's authority over the police. The first section passed prior to the government's inception in late December, and the second section was partially advanced but did not become law.
more.............. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-734327