Central Command Chief Maj. Gen. Avi Blot personally submitted an appeal to the Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday, according to a report, directly contradicting Defense Minister Israel Katz's directive to release Tal Yanon Dardik from administrative detention. Blot wrote that Dardik poses a 'high and immediate' danger and that security considerations require the order to remain in effect.
Maj. Gen. Avi Blot, head of the IDF Central Command, personally filed an appeal to the Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday afternoon, directly contradicting Defense Minister Israel Katz's directive to lift the administrative detention order against Tal Yanon Dardik. In a written statement to the court, Blot asserted that Dardik poses 'a high and immediate danger' and 'is likely to continue to lead and carry out harm to innocent people, endangering human life.' He argued that 'weighty security considerations' necessitate the administrative order.
The development follows a military appeals committee decision to cancel the restraining order against Dardik last week, after which Katz instructed the defense establishment not to renew it. As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday, Blot and the Jerusalem District Attorney's Office had filed an appeal against that decision. The new submission includes Blot's personal reasoning and underscores the rift between the defense minister and the senior commander over the use of administrative detention against Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria.
Dardik, an Israeli resident from the Binyamin region, was arrested earlier this month and has been on a hunger strike. The case has drawn attention from coalition lawmakers and commentators, with some accusing Blot of bypassing the minister's authority.
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