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Exclusive: New national guard could report directly to police chief

Exclusive: The special committee on the matter is poised to recommend that the body be established based on the manpower of the Border Police. Its task would be to handle domestic unrest, including by Israeli Arabs.

by  Itsik Saban
Published on  09-18-2023 09:49
Last modified: 09-18-2023 10:57
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A vehicle on fire following violent clashes between Israelis and Arabs in Lod during Operation Guardian of the Walls | File photo: Yossi Zeliger

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The Committee on the Establishment of a National Guard has completed its work, and some of its emerging and definitive recommendations have been obtained by Israel Hayom.

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The committee is poised to recommend that a national guard be established based on the manpower of the Border Police, and be part of the Israel Police, under the direct command of the police commissioner, with policies to be decided by the national security minister.

Video: Police conduct arrests in Lod, 2021 / Credit: Israel Police

It also suggested that the guard be built gradually, starting with 1,300 soldiers recruited this and next year, and thousands more over the next five years.

The committee, which includes both representatives of the government and the public, discussed the security challenges facing Israel, such as the possibility of a multi-arena conflict, including riots by Arab Israelis, the lack of governance, and the spiraling crime wave in the Arab sector.

Israel Hayom has learned that the role of the national guard will be to provide an answer first and foremost to the possible riots by Arab Israelis – such as the ones that occurred in Lod during Operation Guardian of the Walls in 2021 – expected to break out in over 100 localities in case of a conflict, and attempts to damage infrastructure and isolate Jewish settlements.

The committee also recommended the establishment of a national guard headquarters that would include both planning, logistics, training, technology as well as operation of the force.

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