As revealed by i24NEWS: Police command appoints additional officers with rank of Commander | Moshe Steinmetz
The Israel Police command, led by Commissioner Danny Levy, held another round of appointments for officers at the rank of Commander, contrary to the position of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who announced he would not sign off on the appointments. This marks an escalation in the conflict between the minister and the commissioner.
The Israel Police command, led by Commissioner Danny Levy, held another round of appointments for officers at the rank of Commander today (Thursday). The discussion took place despite the announcement by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir that he would not sign off on these appointments. This is another stage in the ongoing conflict between the minister and the commissioner. Earlier this week, it was revealed by i24NEWS that the commissioner plans to continue with the rounds of appointments, despite the minister's decision to freeze appointments in the organization. Last week, Levy and the command appointed 50 officers at the rank of Deputy Commissioner, but the minister announced he refuses to sign off on the appointments until after the elections. As a result, the selected officers will not be able to enter their positions and will wait until after the elections.