Ministers Skip Security Meeting, Justice Minister Cedes Decision to Shin Bet
Translated & summarized from Walla by baba
A ministerial committee meeting to decide on security for party leaders without official roles was abandoned due to a lack of attendees. Justice Minister Yariv Levin subsequently delegated the decision-making authority to the Shin Bet. The issue arose from a recommendation to provide security for Gadi Eisenkot.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Ministers skipped a security meeting, leaving Justice Minister Levin to act.
- Levin transferred security decisions for party leaders to the Shin Bet.
- The meeting concerned security for leaders without official government roles.
- A committee previously recommended security for Gadi Eisenkot.
- Former security officials had also called for Eisenkot's protection.
A ministerial committee meeting on security for party leaders, chaired by Justice Minister Yariv Levin, failed to convene on Wednesday as no ministers attended besides Levin himself. The committee was set to decide whether party leaders not holding official government positions would receive security protection until the swearing-in of the 26th Knesset. Following the no-show, Levin transferred the authority to determine the necessary security arrangements for relevant party leaders to the Shin Bet.
The discussion arose from a dispute over security for party leaders without official state roles. Last month, the Public Committee for Determining Personal Security recommended providing security for Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the "Yash!
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