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Ben Gvir on Shabtai: Our disagreements were no secret; I thank him for his service
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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir holds a meeting at his ministry offices in Jerusalem, June 15, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir responds to Police Chief Kobi Shabtai’s remarks that he does not see himself remaining in the post.
“It’s no secret that there were disagreements — essential disagreements — between us, but the police commissioner was a fighter for many years, a good fighter, a strong fighter for the country. I thank him for his years of service,” Ben Gvir says in a video statement.
Ben Gvir was widely reported to have decided against extending Shabtai’s term for another year, as the two clashed over the far-right leader’s efforts to expand his control over the force.
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