Gantz slams Ben Gvir over decision to end police chief term: embarrassing

National Unity party leader Benny Gantz slams National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir for publicizing that he would not extend the term of Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai at a time when Shabtai was overseas attending a family emergency.

“The leaks from Ben Gvir about his intention to end the term of the police commissioner — a man who actually has contributed dozens of years to the security of the state — at a time when he is overseas for a sensitive family issue, embarrasses the state of Israel,” Gantz says.

“Ben Gvir is not fit to oversee the internal security of Israel and is harming the ability of the police to deal with great challenges,” he adds, calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire the far-right minister “long before the commissioner’s term ends.”