National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is demanding approval to be filmed with uniformed police officers on active duty as part of his election campaign, according to Israeli media reports.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is pressing for permission to appear alongside uniformed police officers on active duty in his election campaign materials, Israeli media reported Tuesday. The demand follows prior controversy over Ben-Gvir's use of uniformed officers, police vessels, and detention facilities as backdrops for campaign videos — a practice that prompted MK Efrat Rayten (Democrats) to petition the Attorney General and Police Commissioner to intervene in June. A separate legal challenge is also pending against a Ben-Gvir-brokered promise to appoint Deputy Commissioner (Nitzav) Avi Biton, which Commissioner Kobi Shabtai reportedly reneged on. The status of legal clearance for the new request remains unclear.
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