Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday penned a letter to National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir slamming the proposed establishment of a national guard directly under the control of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party leader.
Gallant wrote to Ben Gvir that “there is no place in Israel for private militias,” in a letter whose contents were aired by local News Channel 12.
“The establishment of a new security body will cause real problems and be a distraction for the security establishment,” he wrote.
Ben Gvir won approval from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his long-sought national guard in March, in exchange for supporting a temporary pause on judicial overhaul legislation.
He has demanded that the force answer directly to him, instead of being subordinate to the existing police, which has drawn warnings from former senior police commanders and current commissioner Kobi Shabtai, who say the plan could harm public security and cause chaos in law enforcement.
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