On video: blockade of Ayalon lanes as part of a demonstration against the legal revolution (Yotam Ronan, Niv Aharonson)
The former head of the Shin Bet, Nadav Argaman, expressed concern about Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's conduct, saying that he "lost his brakes." He said this in an interview with "Ovda", broadcast on Bequest 12, in which he referred to the great tensions surrounding the legal revolution and its effect on the Shev. about.
"The big fear is that if these laws are passed, the State of Israel is on the verge of a dictatorship," said Argaman, referring to the legal reform legislation.
"And when the State of Israel stands on the outskirts of dictatorship, we may see a disintegration of the organizations from within, of the system."
"This event is bigger than Netanyahu, it is bigger than all of us," he continued.
According to him, in his work with Netanyahu as the head of the Shin Bet, he knew "a very sensible person", but his conduct changed around the years 2018-2019 in the background of the trial against him.
Crimson (Photo: Flash 90, Hadas Proosh / Flash 90)
In the interview, he also referred to the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, about whom he said that "Unfortunately, he has grown far beyond what I have done, and today he is in charge of the Israel Police."
When referring to the popularity the minister gained, and the legitimacy he received, he said that "no one should be surprised by what he gets when he appoints an anarchist as a minister."
He also referred to the riots in Hawara about two weeks ago.
"I did not imagine that I would see Jews burning Kfar for its inhabitants," he said when he tried to explain the lack of preparedness of the Shin Bet and the IDF.
"It is possible that the security system has not internalized that when there are ministers who give support to rioters - in my view, terrorists - this creates a risk. This is why we need to prepare differently for the next incident."
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