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Fourth Administrative Petition Filed Against Ben Gvir Over Blocked Police Appointment

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of the street scene behind the fourth administrative petition against Ben Gvir over the blocked police spokesman appointment: a bearded man in a dark blue suit and red tie stands at the centre of a crowd with his open hand raised high above his head, a masked officer in a police cap fills the left foreground with an Israeli flag lifted behind him, a second masked officer in a dark cap presses in at the right edge, and photographers and onlookers hold camer

Chief Superintendent Yitzhak Alfassi petitioned the Jerusalem District Court on Wednesday against National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who declined to approve his appointment as spokesman of the Investigations and Intelligence Division and Lahav 433. Alfassi won the placement process with the backing of Commissioner Dani Levi and senior command staff, and the petition says no written reasons were given. It argues the circumstances raise a real concern the decision rested on extraneous considerations harming police independence. The filing quotes Ben Gvir telling police spokespeople that they may not express political opinions and that he hears everything. It is the fourth such petition by an officer over a blocked promotion.

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