National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir claimed Tuesday that Police Commissioner Danny Levi decided to cancel the appointment of Deputy Chief Itzik Alfasi as spokesperson for the police investigations department. The police responded that the claims are not correct and declined to provide further details.
The latest exchange in the ongoing power struggle between National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Police Commissioner Danny Levi centers on the appointment of Deputy Chief Itzik Alfasi as spokesperson for the police investigations department. Ben Gvir claimed Tuesday that Levi personally decided to cancel the appointment, while the police denied the allegation and declined to elaborate.
The dispute over Alfasi's appointment has been brewing for weeks. As The Zioneer previously reported, Alfasi sent a pre-petition letter to the attorney general last month after Ben Gvir blocked his appointment, arguing the decision was based on extraneous considerations. The commissioner later threatened to close the police spokespeople division amid tensions with the minister.
Tuesday's episode suggests the rift between the two is far from resolved, with each side presenting a different version of events.
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