Shortly after the murderous terror attack in Ramot on Erev Shabbos, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir instructed the police to begin preparing for Operation Protective Wall 2 in East Jerusalem.
After Ben-Gvir held a meeting at the Jerusalem District Police headquarters in the wake of the attack, his office stated that the operation will already be launched on Sunday “to deal with the nests of terrorism in East Jerusalem.”
“The purpose of the operation is to fight and root out terrorism, to reach the terrorists’ homes and stop them before they arrive to carry out attacks,” the statement said.
However, shortly after Ben-Gvir’s announcement, a senior political official rejected his words and emphasized that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will make a decision on an operation in Jerusalem only after consultation with the entire security establishment and after an orderly discussion has taken place in the political-security cabinet.
“Decisions on Operation Protective Wall 2 are not made by the statement of this or that minister on some sidewalk,” the official said. “Ben-Gvir’s statement was not known to us.”
The official added that a preliminary investigation shows that the terrorist is mentally ill and was released from a psychiatric hospital only days before the attack. He added that Netanyahu’s position is that there is no reason to take collective punishment measures against the Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem in response to the attack, especially since Israel is hoping to calm the area ahead of Ramadan and Passover.
“There are operational steps that can and should be taken even in the face of a single threat but this should be carried out in a balanced way,” the official said. “There is a broad public in East Jerusalem that does not commit terrorist attacks. We want all Israeli citizens to be able to enjoy the freedom of worship during Ramadan and Passover.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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11 Responses
So sad!
On the one had how can one not agree with Ben Gvir? In fact were this to happen to non-chareidim or in the streets of Rechavia or Tel Aviv, wouldn’t Netanyahu’s reaction have been more vigilant: I think so. Nonetheless, a clear measured action is needed. Peoplehave to be able to live safely.
And this psychiatric ward thing, what’s this phsyco doing with a 4,000 lb. killing machine?
“And this psychiatric ward thing, what’s this phsyco doing with a 4,000 lb. killing machine?”
Sadly, the rules in EY and most other Western countries do not require a psychiatric hospital to notify the motor vehicle department when discharging a patient who might hold a driver’s license
I stand with Gvir. I’m not sure of my emunah and grasping the 5 years I had as enough. Sooty for me removing all obstacles works.
Emotionally I agree with Ben Gvir but rationally Netanyahu makes more sense.
EY is a land; you mean the rules that they have in the Zionist “State” of Israel, not “EY”.
Bibi back to the mess up.
Bibi and his so called “measured response “ hasn’t worked for the last 20 years.
It’s time to go on the offensive…
We have Liberals on this site who their Jewishness comes into question, clearly they are missing the ingredient of RACHMONIM. They care more about what the NYT will write than their brethren
@History Buff, yes indeed, zionism is all about emotions, with not a shred of sechel involved, which is why, naturally, the more zionist view will be the emotions, whilst the less (however zionist) will appeal more to ones common senses….
Netanyahu is a terrorist appeaser. I don’t know why he always has their right wingers’ votes.
the arabs in EY are wicked dangerous bloodthirsty שונאי ישראל. the entire population must be permanently expelled as per the halachic obligation of pikuach nefesh.
Ben Gevir :- Pleeeeeeeease follow your gut feeling ad well as the דעת תורה of your amazing Mentor Moreinu HoRav Meir Kahana is HY’D ZTKLLH’H and carry out your plan immediately, ad per your swirn mandate to protect 🇮🇱
@147 if you haven’t got anything profitable to put in to a conversation, then put it in the loo,
thanks,
yours.