Israel’s Attorney General to Object to Ben-Gvir’s Bill Seeking Power to Detain Israelis
T. Belman. The government is quite right to propose this extension to the Minister of National Security. This differs from the detention applied to the Jan 6 detainees in that they were subject to trumped up charges whereas in Israel the detentions would be soundly based.
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara warns that the bill could create ‘a slippery slope’ for Israel’s Arab citizens, and ‘violate basic principles of Israeli law’
By Chen Maanit and Noa Shpigel, HAARETZ 17.6.23

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at the weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem, in May.Credit: Abir Sultan/Pool via Reuters
Israel’s Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara is expected to oppose the bill aimed at giving National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir authority to approve administrative detention orders.
The Justice Ministry has yet to formulate a final position on the bill, which is due to be on Sunday’s agenda of the Ministerial Committee for Legislation. According to Justice Ministry sources, however, expanding the use of administrative detention, as Ben-Gvir is seeking, is unnecessary and could infringe upon human rights.








