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Bar association head: Defense minister should focus on security, releasing hostages, instead of public relations
Amit Becher, the head of the Israel Bar Association, attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on December 10, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
The head of the Israel Bar Association accuses Defense Minister Israel Katz of participating in the “systematic boycott” of the justice system and “dismantling” of state institutions after he bans the military advocate general from attending the association’s annual conference.
“I suggest that the defense minister deal with security, the release of hostages, equality in the burden [of military service], and reservists, and not public relations announcements for his needs at primaries,” Amit Becher writes on X, accusing Katz of announcing the measure as a way of promoting himself ahead of possible primary elections in his Likud party.
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