President sends dramatic warning letter to Netanyahu, Katz, and top military officials: 'We are a step away from disaster'
President Isaac Herzog sent a harsh warning letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Katz, and senior military officials, warning of a wave of nationalist crime in Judea and Samaria. Herzog wrote that 'we are a step away from disaster' and called for an emergency plan including administrative detentions that Katz had canceled.
President Isaac Herzog sent a harsh warning letter last month to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and National Security Council head Shmuel Ben Ezra, warning of the growing danger posed by a wave of nationalist crime in Judea and Samaria. The letter, originally sent on October 8, was also distributed in recent days to senior IDF General Staff officials, the Attorney General, and the Foreign Minister. Herzog wrote that 'we are a step away from disaster' and described a wave of violence including arson, uprooting trees, stone-throwing, and livestock theft. He warned that a scenario involving the use of live fire against Israeli civilians or a fatal attack on security forces could lead to civil war. The president called for formulating an emergency plan including administrative detentions, mass investigations, and dismantling organized crime groups, emphasizing that this is a national and state responsibility of the highest order.