Task force to probe former PM Barak, ex-MK Golan for incitement after uprising calls

A “special task force” will investigate former prime minister Ehud Barak and ex-Meretz MK Yair Golan on suspicion of incitement, Hebrew media reports.

Both men have called for a non-violent uprising to stop the government from passing its judicial overhaul, which they say will destroy democracy.

Golan today said it would be necessary to “break the law” to resist the government, but stressed violence was not a tool.

The Ynet website said the two would be investigated by a “special task force” set up by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, consisting of representatives of the police, the Shin Bet security agency, the military and the National Cyber Directorate.

The task force was announced in February with the stated aim of combatting Palestinian incitement to terror.