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"Violence is disturbing. When a march is not coordinated, it is difficult to keep the protesters safe."
Selective enforcement, public distrust, local authorities ignoring and preparations for a third closure.
Amnon Alkalay, head of the police operations division, is at the forefront of enforcement and talks about the challenges and pressures facing the police in the Corona crisis.
"Police officer does not consider political motives"
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Sunday, 01 November 2020, 22:23
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In early October, at one of the Corona Cabinet meetings, the police sought to establish a regulation that would allow entry into homes and private areas without a court order and enforce the Corona regulations.
The request was denied and received public criticism.
The fear of invasion of privacy was added to allegations of selective enforcement and violence against protesters, which have prevailed in recent weeks.
While the police argued that the requirement is to improve enforcement capabilities, in public the requirement was perceived as crossing a red line.
This request is another front on which civilians and policemen clash in the complex reality created by the corona crisis.
"We are not asking for powers," the head of the police's operations and policing division, Superintendent Amnon Alkalay, referred to the same request that was denied.
"We have no interest in entering people's homes. If the legislature thinks the action is necessary to prevent morbidity, we should act according to the law. As the Ministry of Health claims there is increased morbidity and there are major incidents in the yards of private homes and want police officers to enter, there is legal authority here. "Meeting of rights - between the human right to privacy and the social interest in preventing disease. Our goal is to prevent the spread of disease and the considerations we are considering are purely professional and for the benefit of public health."
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"There is a meeting of rights here - between the human right to privacy and the social interest in preventing disease."
Police enforcement in Ayalon lanes during the closure (Photo: Reuven Castro)
There is public criticism of the confusion and in-depth lack of familiarity with the instructions from the police.
Do they understand what is required of them?
To what extent does this cause friction with the citizens?
"We have a lot of encounters with civilians in the area. From March until today, we issued 55 changes to the police guidelines in the area on new regulations that have been updated," responds Superintendent Alkalay.
"The level of contact between police and normative citizens has risen dramatically and this also creates friction. In the second closure alone, police officers checked about 1.5 million people in police terminals. This is a huge amount. The amount of contact between police and civilians is enormous. In practice, this is a negligible percentage in relation to the number of meetings between citizens and the police, most of which do not end in an unusual way. "
One can understand the confusion of citizens.
On the one hand, schools are closed in green cities, on the other hand, open Talmudic studies in red cities.
Criticism of selective enforcement rather than equality by the police is rooted in reality.
"We adjust policies and activities according to what happens at times, days and situations where discretion needs to be exercised. As a professional, I know what it means to disperse a lot. It can lead to casualties. Our focus on enforcement is on morbidity, we focus on gatherings. We are constantly We receive the disease map from the Ministry of Health and according to that we prioritize our enforcement activities. "
"Our focus on enforcement is on morbidity. We focus on gatherings."
Police enforcement action in Bnei Brak (Photo: Reuven Castro)
Another criticism that has been leveled is that the police do not know the law and are arresting them for no purpose, as was the case with the "Shoshka" figure arrested during a demonstration in Jerusalem.
"There is no one factual truth and there are different levels of suspicion. Sometimes a police officer can make a factual mistake and misinterpret a situation. I personally did not know the character of 'Shoshka.' "
There have been dozens of violent incidents in recent months against protesters.
Will it end in a demonstrator murder in your estimation?
"The potential concern is from the polarity in our society. I am concerned about the violence. We will do our best to protect the protesters. When they do not coordinate their marches with us it creates difficulty in keeping them safe and secure."
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"If the closure had failed they would have come with complaints to the police"
Alkalay enlisted in the Israel Police in 1989 and held a number of positions in the police.
Among other things, he served as Deputy Commander of the Southern District, Deputy Commander of the Central District, Commander of the Negev Region, Commander of the Zion Region, and Head of the Operations Department.
In February 2019, he was appointed head of the Security and Community Police Division at the rank of non-commissioned officer.
The grandfather of the late Alkalay Haim Tavori was the sixth commissioner of police.
The Operations and Policing Division, headed by Alkalay, is conducting an enforcement and policing operation the like of which the Israel Police has never known, which occurs, as stated, during a health and economic crisis, to which a national protest has been added.
Criticism of the police is not only on the part of the citizens, but also on the part of the government, whose ever-changing guidelines challenge the police.
More than once, government ministers and senior members of the police health system have slammed it for not enforcing enough.
To what extent is this true?
"The Israel Police is one of the most enforced police in the world and we see this when we make a global comparison. We are quite close to Spain in terms of the scope of enforcement," Al-Kalai rejects the claim.
Enforcement guidelines vary from state to state, but the data backs up Al-Qalai's remarks.
From the beginning of enforcement in the first wave until today, the police have recorded 350,369 reports for breach of corona restrictions.
Bulgaria, their populations; appointed seven million people, distributed enforcement police since the beginning of March 22,657 tickets, including 17,394 for failure to report wearing a mask. The Netherlands, which has 17 million inhabitants, police distributed the first wave of enforcement from the beginning until today, a total of 17,200 reports.
"If the closure Israel had failed because of the increase in incidence would complain to the police, "he added." We realized that the weight of things and should be public knowledge, police did not weigh considerations politically motivated, but based on professional considerations on one goal - to prevent disease and maintain public health. "
stood Alcalay describes how The public criticism leveled at the police and the growing lack of trust in the Ministry of Health guidelines are causing, among other things, a lack of cooperation with the police.
In April, we received over 48,000 reports of violations of the guidelines from citizens.
On the other hand, in the second closure in September, only about 21,000 reports were received, which is a significant decrease.
The higher the level of police reporting, the higher our ability to monitor.
The level of trust of citizens is not high and therefore the level of reporting to the police less. "
Delegitimize the subject of enforcement brings many authorities in the country to order municipal inspectors do not enforce?
" They are afraid of it, and the burden is on the police, "says Alcalay, adding that 104 authorities, I report to police sources, compared to 151 agencies Who do not report and do not cooperate illegally, including large cities. "They prefer not to exercise their authority and it remains only in the hands of the police.
It is appropriate that everyone act in accordance with the law and report it to the principal. "
"The Israel Police is one of the most enforced police in the world."
Police checkpoint in Petah Tikva (Photo: Reuven Castro)
The police have been operating since March, most of them not spending time with the nuclear family on Passover and the last Tishrei holidays.
Many of them found themselves at checkpoints and roads enforcing the closure restrictions and at the same time snatching half reviews.
How worn are the cops?
How does the lack of a permanent commissioner affect the work of the police in the field?
"The police are managed and we have a strong commander, so the statements of no commissioner are outrageous. Superintendent Moti Cohen is a strong commander and we follow his instructions. The police are still very motivated. We constantly talked to them about the fact that our purpose is to prevent high morbidity, which can lead to disaster. There is no doubt that the lack of public and media legitimacy causes bad feelings and it hurts in the end, especially when you throw things at the policeman that are wrong. "Their work, despite the great workload and the fact that they endanger themselves. It is essential for the rule of law, certainly in the situation we are in, to strengthen those who set boundaries and strengthen the lack of legitimacy towards those who break the law. .
"The lack of public and media legitimacy is causing bad feelings."
Superintendent Amnon Alkalay (Photo: Israel Police Spokeswoman)
Are you prepared for a third closure?
"I am concerned, God forbid, that there will be a third wave, that most public cooperation will be based on enforcement. The issue of publicity and legitimacy is essential. We started preparing in January. We saw what was happening in the world and already then It's important that the public knows - who enforces, his considerations are only professional. We are not perfect, we are all human beings. We learned lessons between the two closures and it could be seen in the field. We did not want to create traffic jams and disrupt the working day "If there is a third closure, we will be able to adapt ourselves according to the existing orders."
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