Israel's Supreme Court Orders Security Review for Opposition Leader Yair Golan

Israel's Supreme Court has ordered David Zini, head of the Shin Bet security agency, to immediately consider providing security for Yair Golan, chairman of the Democratic Party. The court did not issue an interim order for immediate security but stressed the urgency of Zini's review due to the high level of threats against Golan.

The petition was filed less than a month before elections, with Golan's party arguing he remains unprotected despite the police classifying the threat level against him as high. The petition detailed "dozens of concrete, explicit, and chilling assassination threats" against Golan, stating that "every day that passes without security leaves the petitioner as cannon fodder."

The Democrats sought an interim order and an urgent hearing, citing the threats and the proximity to the Knesset elections. The petition, submitted by the party's legal counsel Omri Segev, revealed that while the Israel Police raised Golan's risk level to 4 out of 6, the same level assigned to Gadi Eisenkot, Golan was denied security.

Golan, a former IDF deputy chief of staff, has been a vocal critic of the current government. The petition highlighted that the police's assessment of the threat against him is identical to that of Gadi Eisenkot, a former IDF chief of staff and current MK, who does receive security protection.