Peloni: So desperate is the Deep State in extricating itself from any oversight. In addition to this,they seek to marginalize any support for Ben Gvir’s faction by labeling him as a criminal as elections are looming.
Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara asked the High Court of Justice on Thursday evening to require Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to explain why he has not dismissed National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, according to Kan News.
Baharav-Miara wrote, “Minister Ben Gvir is abusing his position to improperly influence the activities of the Israel Police in the most sensitive areas of law enforcement and investigations, thereby harming basic democratic principles.”
She added that “there is no avoiding the conclusion that the public cannot be protected from systematic conduct that undermines police independence, jeopardizing its character as a non-political state institution, along with serious implications for the protection of human rights and the rule of law. This situation results in real harm to basic democratic principles.”
“The government, and the prime minister in particular, bear heightened responsibility to ensure the lawful and independent operation of the police and to prevent improper interference in their work. In practice, the prolonged silence of the government and the prime minister in the face of the minister’s conduct amounts to backing it and legitimizing on the ongoing harm to the foundations of governance.”
In response to the attorney general’s statement, Ben Gvir wrote on ?: “Crook, I don’t care about you.”
Last Thursday, Kan News reported that Baharav-Miara would petition the High Court to rule that Netanyahu must review Ben Gvir’s dismissal. Sources familiar with the details estimated at the time that it was likely the High Court would issue an order on the matter, in light of what appears to be a contradiction between the minister’s promises and his actual interference in police investigations and operational decisions.
If the process moves forward and an order is issued, the High Court is expected to sit with an expanded panel. In the meantime, Netanyahu does not intend to dismiss the minister.
Given that the attorney general is not authorized to order dismissals directly – and the High Court’s standard three-judge panel is not expected to do so – the process would begin with an order that requires Netanyahu to review the matter and explain his position.
Didn’t she prevent an immediate response to Oct 7 Hamas attack?