Netanyahu to Supreme Court: 'I Will Not Fire Ben Gvir, This Is Non-Justiciable'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the Attorney General's warning regarding Itamar Ben Gvir's alleged interference in police work. Netanyahu announced he has no intention of dismissing the minister, describing the claims as 'grains' inflated on a shaky evidentiary basis.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu submitted his updated response this Wednesday to the Supreme Court regarding petitions demanding the dismissal of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, citing alleged improper interference in police affairs. This follows Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara's report to the Supreme Court last month that dialogue with the minister had failed and that he continues to interfere in police work.
Itamar Ben Gvir stated:
"I welcome the Prime Minister for the clear response to the criminal Attorney General. The 'deep state' officials have no authority to dismiss ministers from their positions. After the elections, we will dismiss the 'deep state' officials."
In his response, Benjamin Netanyahu wrote that the Attorney General's position did not convince him, effectively announcing that he has no intention of firing Itamar Ben Gvir. He argued that the issue is "non-justiciable" and dismissed the claims of improper interference, describing the events detailed by the Attorney General as "grains" that she is attempting to inflate.
"After the Prime Minister weighed the matters and received detailed input from the minister, there is no change in the Prime Minister's position that the appointment of Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was done lawfully and that there is no ground for his administrative or judicial dismissal," the response stated.
Regarding the Attorney General's allegations of law-breaking incidents by Itamar Ben Gvir, Benjamin Netanyahu wrote:
"It is evident that in the legal counsel's position, there is an attempt to give volume to the factual infrastructure by inflating events. The Attorney General includes general, baseless, and irrelevant reservations, creating an impression as if there are many cases 'under the surface' unknown to her. This is another attempt to thicken a lacking factual picture, turning 'grains' into a 'cluster' on a shaky evidentiary basis, without references or minimal detail."
