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Publish date11 Sep 2023 - 20:29
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Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir clash over prisoner restrictions

At the end of an extended security consultation session on Sunday evening, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to postpone the issue of restrictions on Palestinian prisoners until a decision is made by the judicial advisor and the cabinet.
“There is a lot of gasoline on the floor, we have to take the matches,” added Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi. “Civilian lives are more important than changing the conditions of people who are already in prisons. The issue of prisoners should be discussed after the holidays because of that.”
Defence Minister Yoav Gallant attacked National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s initiative to restrict visitation rights for prisoners. “It cannot be [right] that after a decision was reached on Thursday and it was agreed to hold a discussion about the prisoners, Ben-Gvir makes a decision on his own,” insisted Gallant.
Ben-Gvir responded with an attack on those who attended the meeting. “You all always bring up the Temple Mount [Al-Aqsa Mosque Sanctuary], prisoners, and consolidating fronts. Every time it is forbidden to touch the prisoners because it can cause agitation, so their conditions must never be changed.”
Netanyahu ultimately decided to refer the issue to the government’s judicial advisor and the cabinet. His office pointed out that making such a decision is within his powers as prime minister, and the cabinet.
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