Knesset finalizes law placing police internal affairs under justice minister

The Knesset gave final approval to legislation that moves the Police Internal Investigations Department, known as Mahash, under the authority of the justice minister. The vote came as multiple major news items and opinion pieces were published alongside the article in the source feed, including reports on renewed U.S. strikes, fighting in Bahrain, and political criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu.

The law is part of a broader political fight over control of law enforcement oversight. The source also references commentary arguing that Netanyahu has gone too far in his war posture, that opposition to the continued conflict is growing, and that the prime minister who was once seen as cautious and impressive has become, in the writer’s words, a bloodthirsty mass killer.

Other linked items in the source mention allegations that Donald Trump revealed a plot involving Netanyahu and a route to bypass elections, and another column saying Netanyahu is building such a bypass path. One opinion piece says the atmosphere of arrogance has been replaced by humility and that there is no longer talk of a