After National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir created a storm with his announcement yesterday that he had decided not to extend the term of IPS Commissioner Rabbi Gunder Katy Perry, a meeting is being held today (Wednesday) between Prime Minister Gantz and Ben-Gvir in an attempt to resolve the crisis in the coalition.
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The minister's announcement came after Perry agreed to remain in office as long as the war continues, a violation of Benny Gantz's coalition agreement with the Likud. The state camp clarified: "The clause prohibiting the appointment of senior officials during the war is a fundamental clause in the coalition agreements signed with the Likud."
Ben-Gvir claimed that the decision came because there was a "complete lack of trust" between him and the commissioner. He accused it of failing to implement its policy on several occasions, including "negotiating with Hamas terrorists on their terms." "An unsurprising decision by an irresponsible minister combined with baseless and baseless claims, detached from reality and childish that show his misunderstanding of the IPS," Perry responded to the minister's statement.
His announcement created a storm. Itamar Ben-Gvir,
The Israel Prison Service is also outraged by Ben-Gvir's decision: "The termination of the commissioner's term may sabotage the efforts of a future abductee deal, since the best senior officers who are supposed to manage future operations in the IPS may retire with the commissioner," sources in the Israel Prison Service said today.
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