Khaberni - On the eve of the decision on demands to dismiss the Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, this Wednesday, an Israeli channel revealed that the government's legal advisor Gali Baharav Miara had requested that the General Security Service (Shin Bet) provide her with materials related to "Ben-Gvir", coinciding with a petition submitted to the Supreme Court demanding his dismissal.
The Israeli Supreme Court is scheduled to hold a session on Wednesday morning with an expanded panel of judges to decide on the petitions demanding Ben-Gvir's dismissal.
The Israeli Channel 15, on Tuesday, reported that the Attorney General Miara, last year, asked the former head of the Shin Bet, Ronen Bar, to provide her with materials related to Ben-Gvir's interference in police operations.
The channel added that although Ronen Bar could not prove the initial suspicion, he ordered his subordinates to expand and deepen the investigation and report back to him with the findings.
How did Ben-Gvir respond?
Ben-Gvir stated on his X platform account "Tomorrow morning the Supreme Court will consider the illogical and anti-democratic request to dismiss me", in his words.
He added that the legal advisor "claims that I set policies, change the police, interfere in appointments, support soldiers, support Operation Strength 100, and stand by Police Commissioner Kobi Yaacovi. And the truth is that she's right".
He continued "For this, I was elected. Not to be merely a decoration, not for ribbon-cutting, nor to be a model for the Attorney's Office. I was elected to control".
The Minister added "The legal advisor is not the one who sets the policies, nor the Attorney General's office the one who appoints the officers, nor their agents who cancel the will of the voters", adding "The people voted for the right to get the right".
The Supreme Court, on Monday, announced a ban on public attendance at the session regarding Ben-Gvir's dismissal, fearing disturbances or riots or protests that could impede its progress, as reported by Haaretz newspaper.
The court stated in a declaration it will film the session and broadcast it live, providing an appropriate response to the principle of public judicial procedures, noting that the ban does not include Knesset members.
The newspaper mentioned that prominent right-wing activists had planned to attend the session before the ban was issued.
Netanyahu: The dismissal of Ben-Gvir is unconstitutional
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded, last Sunday, to the court's request to clarify the reasons for not dismissing Ben-Gvir, saying "You are trying to dismiss a minister in an unconstitutional manner, you do not have any authority to do so", adding that the court does not have the constitutional right to dismiss a minister because of his working style or his administrative decisions.
He indicated that accepting the petitions would lead to the court interfering in political matters without legal basis.
In January, the government's legal advisor requested the Supreme Court to mandate Netanyahu to dismiss Ben-Gvir, for his misuse of his position.
She based her request on the grounds that Ben-Gvir misuses his position illegally to influence police operations, especially in sensitive cases related to law enforcement and investigations.
In December, the government said that the petitions submitted by opposition Israeli organizations, including the organization "The Movement for Quality Government", demanding the dismissal of Ben-Gvir, were an illegal attempt to dismiss a minister because of his political speech and positions.
