After attacking the police: IDF finds manpower to handle nationalist crime

A week after the IDF withdrew its soldiers from the joint command with the police and Shin Bet, the Central Command chief decided to deploy a paratrooper brigade headquarters and a battalion to the Binyamin area to handle nationalist crime. The move draws criticism given the joint command's success, which led to a 100% increase in arrests.

A week after the IDF withdrew all its soldiers from the joint command with the police and Shin Bet, established to combat nationalist crime in Judea and Samaria, the Central Command chief, Avi Bluth, decided to deploy the paratrooper brigade headquarters and a combat battalion to the Binyamin sector. According to military sources, the new mission will focus on handling nationalist crime. The decision comes amid sharp criticism, as the joint command was considered particularly effective and led to a 100% increase in arrests and indictments. At the center of the criticism is the question of whether control considerations and inter-agency ego struggles influenced the decision, as the new force, without close cooperation with the police, may be limited in its ability to bring perpetrators to justice.