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Supreme Court Recommendation on Yair Golan’s Security Petition
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Core Event
On October 27 (scheduled), Supreme Court President Isaac Amit advised the court’s panel to dismiss the petition filed by Yair Golan, chairman of The Democrats party, that sought a court order obligating the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) to provide him personal protection ahead of the election. The recommendation was issued after a closed-door hearing in which Shin Bet representatives testified without Golan’s legal team present. The panel, which also included Justices Ofer Grosskopf and Ruth Ronnen, did not issue a ruling and instructed state prosecutors to mediate the matter.
Background & Context
The petition cites a surge of threats posted between July and late September, including calls for Golan to be “shot or hanged” and a death-threat letter attached to a brick thrown at Channel 12’s studios on July 27. The petition states that police informed Golan’s office about a month before filing that his personal threat level had been raised to four on a six-point scale, a level comparable to that assigned to former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot.
In response, the state reported that the Shin Bet began applying a broader security framework for party leaders under a classified September 16 decision by the Ministerial Committee for Shin Bet Affairs. The framework tasks Shin Bet intelligence units with monitoring threats, coordinating with privately hired security teams, and conducting periodic threat assessments, but it does not guarantee a direct Shin Bet protection detail for Golan.
Official Statements & Responses
President Amit emphasized the professional remit of the Shin Bet, noting that the court would not intervene in the agency’s operational decisions. Attorney Omri Segev, representing Golan, argued that the lack of state-provided protection “materially impaired” Golan’s ability to campaign and threatened the fairness of the election. State attorney Ran Rosenberg indicated that Golan had a dedicated Shin Bet contact from the agency’s Personal Security Unit to coordinate security measures, but that a request to authorize weapons for Golan’s private security had only recently been forwarded to the Shin Bet.
Data & Statistics
- Threat level raised to four (six-point scale) – petition’s claim.
- Dozens of threats recorded between July and September, including the July 27 death-threat letter.
- The September 16 security framework allows party leaders to employ armed private guards but does not obligate the Shin Bet to assign its own protection detail.
Verbatim Quotes
- “We have a professional body that specializes in this matter, and we will not intervene,” — Isaac Amit, supreme court president — Isaac Amit, Supreme Court President.