National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has continued to disregard the principle that the police must remain independent of political influence, despite a court-backed framework designed to prevent precisely that conduct, the Attorney-General’s Office told the High Court of Justice on Monday.
“There remain gaps – significant gaps – concerning the core principle of police independence from ministerial influence,” the update from the Attorney-General’s Office reads.
The update was filed in petitions seeking to compel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dismiss Ben-Gvir. After ordering Netanyahu in February to justify keeping him in office, the court stopped short of ordering Ben-Gvir’s removal in April and instead gave binding force to a principles framework governing his involvement in police matters, imposed interim restrictions, and ordered the parties to negotiate more detailed procedures.
This is a developing story.