After being forced out of the State Audit Committee in the middle of a discussion on supervision and control of the procedures for issuing licenses to carry weapons following the war, the head of the Firearms Division in the Israeli Ministry of National Security, Avisar was fired from his position. This is the second senior official to leave the ministry due to disagreements with the minister who heads the ministry, Itamar Ben-Gvir, after the firm's director-general, Adv. Shlomo Eliyahu, also left two months ago.
Minister Ben-Gvir spoke this morning about the departure of the head of the division: "My policy regarding weapons is clear and continuous, and anyone who does not continue to carry out the policy in accordance with the minister's instructions and the map of threats and is pressured by left-wing attacks in the State Audit Committee cannot continue as head of the division while Israel is at war, there are threats against Israeli citizens, and I have set myself the goal of arming as many citizens as possible legally and responsibly."
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir next to weapons distributed in Ashkelon, photo: Reuters
It should be noted that anyone who receives weapons needs a medical certificate, a police permit, but on the other hand, weapons save lives and the minister's policy is expansive rather than restrictive. Israel is at war and we must get out of the concept.
Israel Avisar, photo: uncredited
Israel Hayom has learned that yesterday a conversation was held between a minister and the head of the division, Israel Avisar, during which Avisar asked to reconsider the policy of distributing weapons in light of the harsh criticism of the department and the ministry. Ben-Gvir replied that he does not compromise and that the attacks are political, and he believes that as many civilians as possible should be armed.
Those close to Ben-Gvir said that Avisar did a good job in the ministry and carried out the minister's policy until recently.
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