Defense Minister Yoav Galant sent a letter Thursday opposing the establishment of the National Guard as a new security body. In the letter, Galant expressed his position that he supports strengthening and strengthening the forces of the Israel Police and the Border Police. However, he strongly opposes the establishment of a new security body that does not operate subordinate to the Israel Police. This was reported tonight on Channel 12.
By the end of the month, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is supposed to finish the staff work on the recommendations for establishing the National Guard. This was decided at the cabinet meeting that dealt with the issue about three months ago, and now the government ministries have sent their response to the issue. It should be noted that this is not the first time that Galant and Ben-Gvir have disagreed on the matter. Already at the meeting in which the resolution was passed, Ben-Gvir was hinted by Netanyahu himself that the body to be established would have to be subordinate to the police, otherwise the road to its establishment would take longer and pass through legislation in the Knesset.
Opening of the Committee to Establish the National Guard // Credit: Yoni Rikner
The office of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir responded to the publication this evening, writing that "Minister Galant has developed an obscene habit. Issue a letter to the media and only then send it to our office. We have not yet received Minister Gallant's letter, which was published in the media this evening. On the merits, the committee has not yet formulated its recommendations, but we suggest that Minister Galant not intervene in a matter to which he has nothing to do with it.
"The Prime Minister and Minister Ben-Gvir have agreed to establish a National Guard in Israel, and they and not Minister Galant will decide how the Guard will operate. They ask Gallant, who tried to stall legal reform and is busy persecuting settlers, not to deal with National Guard matters. The committee is completing its work and will submit its recommendations in the next month and a half."
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