Shin Bet Chief to Decide Security for Key Party Leaders Ahead of Elections
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Israel's Shin Bet chief will now decide on security arrangements for key party leaders Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Golan, and Ofer Winter ahead of the upcoming elections, following a decision by the Ministerial Committee for Shin Bet Affairs.
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- Shin Bet chief to determine security for specific party leaders.
- Decision made by Ministerial Committee for Shin Bet Affairs.
- Authorization valid until the next Knesset is sworn in.
- Eisenkot, Golan, and Winter are not currently under state security.
- Bennett, Lapid, and Lieberman already receive security protection.
Ahead of the upcoming 26th Knesset elections, the responsibility for the security of several party leaders will transfer to the Shin Bet. The Ministerial Committee for Shin Bet Affairs decided on Wednesday, without the Prime Minister's participation, to authorize the service to determine the necessary security arrangements for party leaders who are citizens but not currently entitled to security by virtue of their official roles.
This decision means that Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar will decide whether and how to provide security for Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Golan, and Ofer Winter. The authorization will be in effect until the 26th Knesset is sworn in. These three leaders are not currently secured due to previous state roles, making their security a separate consideration.
In contrast, former Prime Ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, along with former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, are already under security protection due to their prior government positions.
The decision comes amid ongoing discussions about the security of political candidates leading up to the election campaign. Last month, the advisory committee on personal security recommended security for Eisenkot, while the security needs of other candidates remained undecided at that stage.
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