Democrats Party Petitions High Court for Yair Golan Security

The Democrats party has filed an urgent petition to Israel's High Court of Justice, demanding that the head of the Shin Bet security agency, David Zini, and the Israeli government immediately provide security for party chairman Yair Golan. The petition, filed less than a month before the upcoming elections, states that Golan remains without security despite the police classifying the threat level against him as high.

The Democrats claim in their petition that Golan is exposed to dozens of explicit and chilling assassination threats, and that each day without security leaves him vulnerable. They are seeking an interim order and an urgent hearing due to the threats and the proximity to the Knesset elections.

The petition, submitted by the party's legal counsel, Omri Segev, reveals that while the Israel Police elevated Golan's risk level to 4 out of 6, the same level assigned to Gadi Eisenkot, Golan has not been approved for security. The party highlighted that Golan's security is central to the Shin Bet's mission, and that a candidate unable to appear in public without risking his life is limited in conducting his election campaign, which constitutes an attack on the election process itself.

Attached to the petition are documents detailing specific threats against Golan, including wishes for his death, threats of violence against him and his family, and calls for his execution. The petition also notes that Golan's name was included in a death threat letter attached to a brick thrown at Channel 12 studios recently, identifying him as a target.

The Democrats stated, "We will not sit idly by while they plan the next political assassination. We demand that the High Court intervene immediately, before it is too late."