Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned Police Commissioner Dani Levy on Sunday to hold a meeting to discuss the security apparatus's preparations for the elections scheduled for next Tuesday, in a move described by a media source as unusual. This meeting comes just two days before voters head to the polls, raising controversy over the Prime Minister's right to intervene in security matters related to the elections.
For his part, the opposition party "Yesh Atid," led by Gadi Eisenkot, objected to this measure, calling for the cancellation of the meeting and an end to Netanyahu's interference in the electoral process. The party submitted an urgent request to the State Attorney Gali Baharav Miara and the Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, arguing that Netanyahu bears no responsibility for the integrity of the elections merely as a candidate, and that the Police Commissioner does not fall under his authority in this specific file.
The Elections Committee indicated that there is no principle-based objection to holding the meeting, and that the Police Commissioner has the right to choose the information he presents. However, the Committee stressed that the Prime Minister has no right to interfere with police plans related to the elections. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is expected to participate in the meeting, after he attempted last week to summon the entire police leadership, but the Police Commissioner limited himself to providing a briefing from a single officer.
This development comes amid a decline in the number of seats expected for Netanyahu's camp in recent opinion polls, in contrast to gains by the Jewish opposition camp. Netanyahu's government, which he has led since late 2022 and is described as the most extreme in Israel's history, continues its work ahead of the scheduled election date on October 27.
Source: Anadolu Agency
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