Jewish terrorism exists. Katz just canceled enforcement
An opinion piece by Ronen Bergman claims that Defense Minister Israel Katz canceled administrative detentions against settlers while maintaining them against Palestinians, creating national discrimination that endangers state security and its legal reputation.
An opinion piece by Ronen Bergman, published on ynet, sharply criticizes Defense Minister Israel Katz's policy on administrative detentions. Bergman describes a speech Katz gave at a Likud primary conference in Ariel, where he stated that he had personally canceled all administrative detention orders against settlers in Judea and Samaria. Katz claimed that the Shin Bet defined every act of Jewish violence as 'terrorism,' so he acted to cancel the orders. However, he emphasized that he continues to sign administrative detention orders against Palestinians and Arab Israeli citizens. Bergman analyzes the consequences: creating two separate enforcement systems based on nationality, harming state security and its international reputation. He quotes Central Command Major General Avi Bluth, who defined Jewish terrorism as 'a serious phenomenon that endangers us all.' The article describes the case of Tal Yanon Dardik, a settler under house arrest on suspicion of involvement in a violent incident against Bedouins, whom Katz visited in his cell and ordered not to renew the restriction order. Bergman warns that this policy could serve as evidence against Israel in international legal proceedings.