Democrats Petition High Court for Yair Golan Security Detail

Israel's Democrats filed a petition with the High Court of Justice on Tuesday asking it to order Shin Bet chief David Zini and the government to provide protection for party leader Yair Golan. The party said police classify the threat to Golan as high and that he faces dozens of explicit death threats; those assertions are contained in its filing. The petition argues that the lack of protection limits his ability to campaign safely. Justice Minister Yariv Levin had left the protection decision to the Shin Bet nearly two weeks earlier, but the agency had not decided as of the report.