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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 538

Public Security Ministry

Teenagers vaping in a park. (iStock)
June 11, 2023, 9:57 am
With tobacco use on rise in Israel, kids and teens see their health go up in smoke
Bright colors, fruity flavors, and nicotine are getting kids as young as 12 hooked on vaping, while adults’ outdoor secondhand smoke is embedding itself deep in children’s bodies
By Renee Ghert-Zand
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks to the press at Jerusalem's Shaare Tzedek hospital on January 28, 2023 (Courtesy Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 29, 2023, 1:42 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 29: Friday night terror attack tests national security minister
Political analyst Haviv Rettig Gur discusses Israeli and Palestinian responses to a multiple-fatality shooting as diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman looks at world condemnation
By ToI Staff
Incoming Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir (right) and his predecessor Omer Barlev at a handover ceremony at the National Security Ministry in Jerusalem on January 1, 2023. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 7, 2023, 2:28 am
Rebranding of Ben Gvir’s police ministry to cost between NIS 2-3 million
Ministers to vote Sunday to change name of Public Security Ministry to National Security Ministry, as demanded by far-right leader; cabinet also to approve several senior officials
By ToI Staff
Incoming finance minister Bezalel Smotrich with outgoing finance minister Avigdor Liberman, at the official handover ceremony on January 1, 2023 (Courtesy Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 2, 2023, 1:05 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 2: Tensions on show at handover ceremonies for new ministers
Political correspondent Tal Schneider and military reporter Emanuel Fabian discuss what happened at ministry handovers. Also, a preemptive Israeli strike on a Damascus runway
By ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir arrives for a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on December 29, 2022. (Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool)
December 31, 2022, 11:10 am
Director-general of police ministry leaves hours after Ben Gvir takes over
Far-right minister says he and Tomer Lotan ‘agreed on termination of his position’ at newly formed National Security Ministry; Shlomo Ben Eliyahu said to be frontrunner for job
By ToI Staff
MK Itamar Ben Gvir, left, and Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai attend a special committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 14, 2022, 5:21 pm
At Knesset, police chief warns against ‘dramatic’ bill giving minister greater power
In heated committee meeting, Shabtai suggests current proposal unnecessary, too vague; Ben Gvir interrupts him several times, cites precedents showing minister needs more tools
By Jeremy Sharon
Head of the Otzma Yehudit party MK Itamar Ben Gvir, left, and Israel Police chief Kobi Shabtai attend a ceremony, in Tel Aviv, November 14, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 6, 2022, 10:44 pm
Ben Gvir reportedly fuming at police chief: ‘Will be hard for me to work with him’
Likely new minister said to be feuding with Kobi Shabtai over dispute about advancing police appointments before next government is sworn in
By ToI Staff
Public Security Minister Omer Barlev attends a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on June 6, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 1, 2022, 10:04 pm
Outgoing police minister warns Ben Gvir moves on Temple Mount could spark intifada
Omer Barlev rails at his successor, links far-right lawmaker’s expected appointment to rising violence: ‘This is what happens with Ben Gvir’s entry to the ministry’
By ToI Staff
A drone flies above the Gilboa region in northern Israel, on July 13, 2022. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
November 24, 2022, 3:59 pm
Israeli startup, US firm join forces on indoor mini-drone for first responders
Autonomous indoor drone developed by Rosh Ha’ayin-based CyberBee and California’s EyeCloud will be deployed both in Israel and the US by emergency forces
By Sharon Wrobel
Religious Zionism MK Itamar Ben Gvir (L) and Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai. (Composite/Flash90)
November 8, 2022, 2:13 am
Police chief says he’ll work with Ben Gvir, whom he reportedly blamed for 2021 riots
Kobi Shabtai says he has ‘no problem’ with far-right lawmaker, who is demanding the police ministry in coalition negotiations
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Knesset member Itamar Ben Gvir visits the Temple Mount compound escorted by police officers on March 31, 2022 (Facebook screenshot; used under clause 27a of the copyright law)
November 6, 2022, 6:02 am
Fire on the Mount? How the new government might shift policy at flashpoint holy site
Far-right leader Ben Gvir and others in his party are longtime advocates for increased Jewish prayer rights at the Temple Mount, and activists hope they’ll come through on promises
By Jeremy Sharon
MK Itamar Ben Gvir, leader of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, speaks during a press conference ahead of the upcoming elections in Jerusalem, October 30, 2022. (Ahmad Gharabli / AFP)
October 30, 2022, 9:22 pm
Far-right Ben Gvir demands to be public security minister in next government
Ultra-nationalist leader details a 10-point plan to combat terrorism, including arming reserve soldiers and creating a ‘National Guard’ of 10 Border Police battalions
By Jeremy Sharon
Jewish men dance with Israeli flags at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City on the eve of Jerusalem Day, May 28, 2022. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
May 29, 2022, 12:30 am
Cops said to fear rioters may barricade inside Al-Aqsa ahead of Jerusalem Day march
IDF apparently not expecting a repeat of last year’s rocket fire from Gaza and subsequent war, but tensions are high as volatile day arrives
By ToI Staff
Chief of Police Kobi Shabtai attends a ceremony of the Israeli police in the northern city of Nazareth, November 9, 2021. (Meir Vaknin/Flash90)
February 1, 2022, 5:03 pm
In about-face, police admit misuse of NSO phone hacking tech
Police say new evidence ‘changes the state of affairs,’ after initially denying unauthorized use of Pegasus spyware; Justice Ministry taps committee to probe bombshell claims
By Amy Spiro and ToI Staff
Public Security Minister Omer Barlev attends a ceremony at the Israel Police National Headquarters in Jerusalem, September 5, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
January 24, 2022, 7:40 pm
Amid NSO scandal, minister says wiretap laws must be ‘adapted to the 21st century’
Public Security Minister Barlev calls current legislation ‘old’; Knesset committee opens discussion on claims that police used Pegasus spyware to track civilians without oversight
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
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