Democrats Petition Supreme Court for Security for Yair Golan Amid Death Threats

The Democrats party has filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Israel (Bagatz) demanding that Shin Bet Director David Zini and the Israeli government provide security for party chairman Yair Golan. The party submitted quotes from Israelis issuing death threats and wishing death upon Golan as part of their petition.

The Democrats stated that Golan is exposed to dozens of concrete, explicit, and chilling death threats, and that "every day that passes without security leaves the petitioner as cannon fodder." The petitioners are requesting an interim order, a temporary injunction, and an urgent hearing, citing the threats and the proximity of the Knesset elections.

Among the threats presented were statements like "Yair Golan, I wonder what blood runs in his veins... He should stand trial and then a bullet in the head." Another threat read, "You are on your way, we will take your eyes out, you and your family will be wiped out... your sentence is hanging." Other messages included wishes for Golan to "die in severe agony" and questions like "Why isn't Yair Golan eliminated?"

This action follows a recent decision by Shin Bet Director Zini to approve security for Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, by the Personal Security Unit. This approval came after reports that Zini had initially decided against providing security for Eisenkot, despite repeated requests, citing an increased risk level. A public advisory committee had recommended approving security for Eisenkot, whose team had previously sent a letter to the Shin Bet chief in July regarding his security, referencing Iranian threats against senior Israeli officials.