Court Allows Detainee Special Leave for Sister's Wedding

A Jerusalem District Court judge has granted Tal Dardik, who is currently under administrative detention, a special few-hour leave to attend his sister's wedding this week near Jerusalem. The decision came after the Honenu organization appealed the police's opposition to Dardik's request for temporary release. Dardik, a tank fighter who was injured in battles on October 7th in the Gaza border region, had sought to be released on bail for a few hours to attend the wedding. The police's prosecution division opposed the request, and a lower court had initially sided with the police, denying the request without a hearing.

Following the lower court's decision, the Honenu organization filed an urgent appeal to the Jerusalem District Court. The court accepted the appeal, ruling that Dardik could attend the wedding. Attorney Moshe Polsky, representing Dardik, stated that the decision was expected, emphasizing that Dardik is not a dangerous individual and that the state itself acknowledges he does not need to be held in house arrest, only to report to the police station twice daily as per the commanding general's order.

Dardik is protesting administrative orders against settlers in the West Bank, refusing to cooperate with an administrative order issued by GOC Central Command Avi Blot. This order prohibits him from entering all areas of Judea and Samaria and requires him to report daily to the police station in Modi'in Illit. Dardik has declared a struggle against these administrative orders, vowing to remain in detention and not cooperate with the order as a form of non-violent protest aimed at their abolition.