Sohlberg Allows Ben-Gvir to Speak at Police Volunteer Event

Central Elections Committee chairman and Supreme Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg rejected a petition seeking to stop National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from speaking at a police event in Tel Aviv on Monday evening. The event honors Israel Police volunteers and civilian emergency squads and marks 50 years of the police volunteer system. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara supported barring Ben-Gvir from the stage, arguing that a police-funded event could become election campaigning. Ben-Gvir submitted a sworn commitment not to campaign, and Sohlberg prohibited verbal, visual or other campaigning while recommending advance legal review of speeches. Full reasons for the decision will follow.