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Thursday, June 29, 2023
Netanyahu, Levin, Ben Gvir lash attorney general over handling of protesters
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Justice Minister Yariv Levin charge Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara with negligence in a meeting held to discuss anti-government protesters.
The closed-door meeting was held earlier today to discuss protesters demonstrating outside the homes of coalition lawmakers.
Ben Gvir demands Baharav-Miara and State Prosecutor Amit Aisman present indictments filed against protesters in the past six months, according to Hebrew media reports.
Levin says, “There were so many road blockages and disturbances outside the homes of MKs. Has there been anyone who was charged for their part in organizing?
“Stop passing responsibility onto the police. You are responsible,” Levin says.
Aisman and Baharav-Miara say indictments have been filed, but they don’t know how many, and that they are not responsible for enforcing the law in the field.
Netanyahu blasts the legal authorities for not prosecuting demonstrators who blocked access to Ben Gurion International Airport. Netanyahu was forced to take a helicopter to the airport to catch a flight abroad earlier this year.
“In what country in the world do people block off an airport and don’t get prosecuted?” Netanyahu says.
The Times of Israel Community.