Election Committee Head Approves Netanyahu-Ben-Gvir Meeting with Police Chief
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
The Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, approved a meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, and Police Commissioner Dani Levy regarding election integrity. Sohlberg ruled that the meeting was permissible for discussing public order and police preparedness. He emphasized the Elections Committee's authority over election matters.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Elections Committee head Noam Sohlberg approved a meeting between PM Netanyahu, Minister Ben-Gvir, and Police Commissioner Dani Levy.
- The meeting's purpose was reportedly to discuss election integrity and police preparedness.
- Sohlberg stated no evidence suggested the meeting aimed to disrupt the elections.
- He affirmed the Elections Committee's authority over election matters.
- The approval was given despite potential opposition from the Attorney General's office.
The Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, has approved a meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, and Police Commissioner Dani Levy concerning election integrity. Sohlberg stated that no basis was presented to suggest the meeting was intended to disrupt the elections. He asserted that the Central Elections Committee and its chairman hold authority over election integrity, management, and execution. "The Prime Minister, and certainly the Minister of National Security, are permitted to meet with the Police Commissioner on general matters of public order and to request that he present the police's preparedness," Sohlberg said in his decision. The approval comes despite potential objections from the Attorney General's office, though the article does not detail these objections or the Attorney General's specific stance.
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