And in a letter to Netanyahu Last week, Attorney General Gali Bahrav-Meara asked the prime minister to consider dismissing Ben Gvir based on evidence that he directly interfered in police operations and made promotion decisions within it based on political reasons.
The letter came before Bahrav-Meara submits her opinion to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks on whether it should accept and consider the petition filed by the NGO in September.
In her letter published by her office, Bahrav-Mayara supported the accusations made by the NGOs of interference Ben Ghafir Personally in the way police chiefs dealt with anti-government protests.
It also cited a letter from former Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai, who left his post in July, in which it was stated that Ben Gvir had instructed senior police commanders to ignore Cabinet orders to protect humanitarian aid convoys heading to Gaza.
Bahrav-Mayara’s letter sparked a sharp reaction from Ben Gvir, who publicly called for her dismissal, saying her request was politically motivated. The minister denied any wrongdoing.
Ben Gvir received extensive assignments when he joined Netanyahu coalition At the end of 2022, including responsibility for the border police in the occupied West Bank, despite his conviction in 2007 for racist incitement against Arabs and supporting the extremist Jewish (Kach) movement classified by Israel andUS Terrorist organization.
He implemented the (police law) that he approved The Knesset In December 2022, one of Ben Gvir’s conditions for joining the coalition, would expand his powers over the police and allow him to set public policies and set work priorities and guidelines.
Netanyahu, who faces corruption charges, has resisted previous calls to dismiss Ben Gvir. If the party headed by the latter withdraws from the ruling coalition, Netanyahu will only have a small majority. In addition to the legal problems facing the Prime Minister, the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest on Thursday on charges of committing… War crimes In the Gaza conflict. Netanyahu insists on his innocence of all charges.
Some legal experts say that Israel may slide into a constitutional crisis if the Supreme Court orders the Prime Minister to dismiss Ben Gvir and he refuses to do so, as the government will appear as if it is ignoring the decisions of the judiciary.
said Amir Fuchs, a senior researcher at the Israel Democracy Institute, a think tank based there Jerusalem“We don’t know what will happen in a situation like this.” He added that this could put Israel “in a very dangerous position.”
Netanyahu’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
