Tel Aviv police chief gets security boost after death threats

Security is bolstered to the highest level for Tel Aviv Police District Commander Amichai Eshed after he receives death threats, Hebrew media reports.

Eshed is deluged with death threats, including one that warned he would “end up like Eichman.”

The threats come after Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara halted the firing of Eshed from his position, questioning the legality of a decision that was widely seen as politically motivated.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir had announced that Eshed would be transferred to head the police’s Training Department based on a recommendation by Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai. The move was considered a stinging dismissal of Eshed, who was believed to harbor ambitions to lead the police force, with Hebrew media indicating Ben Gvir had been grumbling about his ostensibly mild response to anti-government protests.