A bill submitted last week proposes to provide the Israeli government with an additional tool of defense in the form of a national guard.
The purpose of the bill, submitted last week by MK Yoav Kish (Likud), is to provide the Israeli government with another significant tool that will protect against serious harm to public safety and security, and enable the protection of Israeli citizens' property in a civil emergency.
Riots during tree planting in the Negev by the JNF
The bill comes in the wake of disruptions in Operation Wall Guard, which police have been unable to control.
The explanatory memorandum states that "Operation The Wall Guard revealed that the Israel Police is unable to provide a full, effective and rapid response to this problem, due in part to a shortage of manpower. It can be assumed that even if the skilled police force is expanded, In all sectors. "
MK Yoav Kish told "Israel Today" that "unfortunately, already these days we are seeing in the Negev continued violence and rampage of the Bedouin sector.
"As long as this is an incident, the police areas are prepared to deal with these incidents, but the incidents that were seen in Operation The Wall Guard will return, it is only a matter of time."
MK Yoav Kish (Archive), Photo: Noam Rivkin Fenton
The riots in Sheikh Jarrah during the "Wall Guard" photo: Reuters
According to him, "the State of Israel is not prepared for the operational challenge in a situation where fighting breaks out in various sectors in combination with such extreme riots."
It should be noted that a national guard exists in Western countries such as the United States and France.
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