A bill proposal to enable the Israel Police to use spyware to extract the content of personal electronic devices without the owner’s consent under certain conditions passed a preliminary vote in the Knesset plenum on Wednesday. According to the proposal, the use of spyware by the police can be used without witnesses and without … Read more
Following Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara’s letter expressing the need to freeze the Police Commissioner’s decision to dismiss police legal adviser Dep.-Ch. Elazar Kahana, Defense Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said he believes she must be fired on Channel 14’s The Patriots on Wednesday night. Ben-Gvir said, “Let’s say that the AG will support [the dismissal]. I think … Read more
Police have released body camera footage of the arrest of Noa Goldenberg, who was arrested for throwing sand at sand at National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Walla reported on Tuesday. Goldenberg was initially arrested following the incident last week, but was granted house arrest following protests calling for her release. The court also served … Read more
Israel Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai emphasized the police force’s resilience and independence from political influence, hinting at National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. Addressing the nation’s ongoing challenges, Shabtai highlighted the critical role of the police in maintaining national social resilience amid growing disagreements and frustrations. He reiterated his unwavering commitment to investigating any instances … Read more
El Al reportedly humiliated an Israeli-Bedouin police officer while he was on an Israel advocacy mission to the United Kingdom, according to Israeli media on Thursday. Sgt.-Maj. Ramo Salman Huzeil, an investigator at the Segev Shalom police station, reluctantly became famous on October 7. He was assigned to security at the Nova Music festival … Read more
Lawyers Daniel Hacklai and Idan Seger from the Constitutional Law and Human Rights Forum at the Israel Bar Association sent a letter on Tuesday night to the Attorney-General and Legal Adviser to the Government, Gali Bahrav-Miara, and the Legal Adviser of the Police, Deputy Superintendent Elazar Kahana, calling for an “urgent assessment of the … Read more
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has been accused of playing dress-up rather than performing his ministerial duties, according to Israeli media on Thursday. Ben-Gvir reportedly entered a police station in Jaffa in disguise earlier this week. He told officers he had been called to give evidence. The purpose of this exercise was to check … Read more
