National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir is appointing bereaved families to oversight positions within the Israel Prison Service — a decision critics call 'deranged,' Israeli media report.
Israeli media are reporting that National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has designated bereaved families — families who lost members in terror attacks or military service — to serve in oversight and monitoring roles within the Israel Prison Service (IPS). The move is drawing sharp criticism from legal and correctional officials, with one critic quoted as calling the decision 'deranged' ('החלטה מטורפת'). The precise scope of the appointments and the specific roles to which families were assigned have not yet been detailed. The development marks another instance in which Ben Gvir has sought to place allies and individuals with personal ties to the national-religious and settlement movements into sensitive positions within the prison and police systems, a policy that has consistently drawn opposition from the attorney general and the IPS professional command. No official confirmation from the minister's office or the IPS has been published as of this report.
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