Ben Gvir during his party’s performance in Tel Aviv. Europa Press Contact JINI | EUROPAPRESS
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid criticized that the state “will finance a private army of thugs for a Tik Tok clown”
Israel’s Council of Ministers approved the necessary budget cuts this Sunday divert money to create a national guard corps in the service of national security minister and prominent far-right leader Itamar Ben Gvirdespite the pushback the initiative is causing between the opposition and the Israeli police due to the potential conflict of powers it could entail, among other things.
This Sunday’s vote, according to Israeli media sources gathered by Europa Press, represents a concession to Ben Gvir by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The ultra minister has warned that he will leave the government after the president decided to temporarily suspend his judicial reform plans before the wave of popular mobilizations in recent weeks.
These cuts will mean €255 million that will, in theory, go towards developing a new security body that would report directly to Ben Gvir, amid criticism from the opposition that indicate the possibility of him becoming the Praetorian Guard in the service of the far-right leader.
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid criticized the vote precisely in this sense. “The Government’s priorities are ridiculous and despicable,” he complained in the statements he collected Times of Israel. “They will fund a private army of thugs for this Tik Tok clown”, added the minister’s fans on this social network. The chief inspector of the Israeli police Kobi Shabtai and the state prosecutor Gali Baharav-Miara spoke radically against the proposal of the minister of national security.
In an open letter published this Sunday, Shabtai warns that the proposal is not only “totally unnecessary,” but it could lead to “catastrophic consequences” for the country. In the letter, also addressed to Prime Minister Netanyahu, Shabtai warns that “the benefits of this guard are not clear and could even cause serious operational distortions.”
The attorney general also warned this Sunday of “legal problems” the new force, which will be voted on this Sunday and is considering including 2,000 soldiers who would report directly to Ben Gvir. The Ultra minister explained that the National Guard would aim to fight “nationalist crime and terrorism”and the ultimate mission of “restoring good governance where needed.”
Ben Gvir has already replied to Shabtai’s letter, which he just dismissed as the product of “ego wars” in which “senior police officials” appear to be involved.. “We have given the police three months to present a serious plan when it comes to putting the National Guard into service, without any progress, because of the police bureaucracy,” added Ben Gvir’s response, collected by Times of Israel. “If the police come up with a serious plan, we will in good faith consider the option of doing it through the police. Otherwise, the Guard will operate within the Ministry of National Security,” his office said.
Source: La Vozde Galicia
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