Police officials convene in attempt to thwart Hirsch appointment

Dozens of police officials arrive for an emergency meeting in Tel Aviv following the appointment of Gal Hirsch as Israel’s next Police Commissioner. The officials announce they will appeal to the State Comptroller in an attempt to prevent Hirsch from taking the position.

Yesterday, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan nominated Hirsch, a once-promising senior IDF officer who resigned over a damning inquiry into the 2006 abduction of Israeli soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev on the northern border while he was commander of the Galilee Division.

Israel’s police force has recently been hit by a series of high-profile corruption and sexual harassment scandals, and Erdan previously indicated that he might seek to appoint a figure from outside the Israel Police as Yohanan Danino’s successor.