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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 364

Motti Cohen

Motti Cohen, then acting police chief, speaks at a Ministry of Public Security Award Ceremony, at the President's residence in Jerusalem, on January 22, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 9, 2022, 11:46 pm
Police used NSO spyware 240 times under chiefs Alsheich and Cohen – report
Media identifies three local leaders allegedly spied on with court order; report says Iris Elovitch, defendant in Netanyahu trial, was also hacked
By ToI Staff
Israel Police commander Jamal Hakrush attends a Knesset event on February 5, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
February 9, 2022, 11:45 pm
Report: When cop falsely said he stayed at murder scene, police didn’t probe further
Then-police chief Motti Cohen said to tell inquiry panel he spoke with Jamal Hakursh after the incident under scrutiny, took him at his word
By ToI Staff
Israel Police chief Kobi Shabtai, in a file photo from September 28, 2017 (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
January 1, 2021, 3:18 pm
At last minute, government bickering halts appointment of full-time police chief
Kobi Shabtai’s nomination had already been okayed by coalition and committee, but he has for now been approved as interim commissioner only; Likud, Blue and White trade accusations
By ToI Staff
Acting Israel Police Commissioner Motti Cohen visits a temporary checkpoint in Jerusalem, on September 18, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 31, 2020, 10:51 pm
Motti Cohen’s term as acting police chief ends after 2 years
After stormy tenure in shadow of political crisis, deputy commissioner Alon Assur to take over on interim basis until Kobi Shabtai’s nomination approved by government
By ToI Staff
Commander of the Jerusalem District Police, Doron Yedid (C) seen in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim as police close shops and disperse public gatherings, March 30, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 21, 2020, 11:22 pm
Top cops quit Israel Police following new commissioner pick
Two senior officers step down, reportedly saying they ‘no longer feeling challenged,’ in what some suggest is first in wave of high-level resignations from force
By ToI Staff
Commander of the Jerusalem District Police, Doron Yedid (C) seen in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim as police close shops and disperse public gatherings, March 30, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 16, 2020, 10:07 am
Top cops said set to quit Israel Police in protest of new commissioner pick
Three leading officers reportedly expected to step down, in addition to interim police chief Motti Cohen who announced he will leave post within days
By ToI Staff
Kobi Shabtai, commander of the Border Police, on September 28, 2017 (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
December 15, 2020, 8:44 pm
Border Police chief tapped as next top cop; interim commissioner steps down
Ohana announces Kobi Shabtai as his pick; force has been led by acting commissioner for past two years amid extended political crisis; Katy Perry will head prison service
By ToI Staff
Outgoing Justice Minister Amir Ohana and Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit share an elbow bump during a ceremony at the Justice Ministry on May 18, 2020. (Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)
December 7, 2020, 8:55 pm
Attorney general orders minister to nominate police commissioner by end of month
Directive comes after High Court of Justice ruled the government must fill position, but didn’t impose a deadline; Israel hasn’t had a top cop since 2018
By Raoul Wootliff and ToI Staff
Acting Israel Police chief Motti Cohen speaks at the annual Justice Conference in Airport City, outside Tel Aviv, on September 3, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
December 3, 2020, 11:16 pm
High Court orders gov’t to appoint permanent police chief, but gives no deadline
Amid coalition disagreements over filling post, justices issue injunction instructing selection of top cop after almost 2 years
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, November 19, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 10, 2020, 1:31 am
Accusations fly as MKs debate plan to combat violence in Arab Israeli towns
Knesset discussion erupts into uproar over acting police commissioner’s remark that ‘culture’ is responsible for some of the violence
By Aaron Boxerman
Police lead away the brother of the bride after breaking up a wedding that violated coronavirus restrictions in Givat Ze'ev on October 14, 2020 (screencapture/Twitter)
October 15, 2020, 5:06 pm
After wedding shutdown, family of bride say cops shattered bottle on son’s head
Police officer who was present amid bloody violence at Givat Ze’ev scene says cops were target of a ‘pogrom,’ counters claims of brutality
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Police lead away the brother of the bride after breaking up a wedding that violated coronavirus restrictions in Givat Ze'ev on October 14, 2020 (screencapture/Twitter)
October 15, 2020, 1:44 am
Probe ordered after violent clash as police break up wedding over lockdown rules
Outcry as police filmed leading bloody, dazed brother of the bride out of Givat Ze’ev event amid screams and cries of family and guests; police say officers were attacked first
By Stuart Winer
Screen grab from video appearing to show attacks on protesters by suspected right-wing activists in Tel Aviv, July 28, 2020 (Screen grab/Facebook)
October 9, 2020, 5:56 pm
Gantz warns attacks on anti-Netanyahu protesters ‘could end in murder’
Defense chief talks with public security minister and acting police chief, calls for more police to be deployed to protect demonstrators, enforce lockdown rules
By ToI Staff
Protesters against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on October 6, 2020 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 6, 2020, 8:57 pm
Anti-Netanyahu protests resume at hundreds of locations around country
Hundreds of activists in Tel Aviv square face off with police as protest march blocked off; reports indicate relative calm maintained
By ToI Staff and Aaron Boxerman
Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Habima Square in Tel Aviv on October 3, 2020 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 5, 2020, 5:56 pm
Ex-police official: Absurd rules causing chaos, throwing trust ‘down the drain’
With ‘no leadership and unclear restrictions,’ law enforcement is being ‘sucked into a black hole,’ former Tel Aviv police chief tells Times of Israel
By Aaron Boxerman
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