Thursday 05/December/2024 – 02:00 AM
Since Wednesday evening, the Hebrew media has covered the repercussions of the statements of the occupation army spokesman regarding a law proposed by the government Israeli Protects members of the Department of Defense from prosecution.
Statements of the occupation army spokesman
Israeli occupation army spokesman Daniel Hagari sparked widespread violent reactions on Wednesday when he criticized a law introduced by the government that would protect members of the defense establishment from prosecution if they provide secret intelligence information to the prime minister or defense minister without permission.
Hagari said during a press conference that the draft law would be very dangerous to the IDF and national security if it became law.
Hagari’s statements were met with strong criticism from both government officials and the Israeli military, given that military officials should not interfere in politics. On the side of the Chief of Staff, while a number of ministers demanded his dismissal because of these statements.
In a related context, the Knesset General Assembly, on Wednesday, approved two preliminary readings of two controversial bills aimed at protecting members of Parliament and members of the defense establishment from prosecution, which sparked strong condemnations by opposition members of the Knesset.
The Times of Israel said that the first draft law would prevent the prosecution of soldiers or other members of the defense establishment who provide secret intelligence information to the prime minister or defense minister without authorization.
The bill was passed by 59 votes to 52, and will now be presented to a committee to prepare for the first of three subsequent votes necessary for it to become law, according to the newspaper.
Coalition representatives also introduced the bill in response to accusations against two individuals regarding leaking secret documents. The first, a non-commissioned officer in the Israeli occupation army whose name was not revealed, is accused of sending secret documents from military systems to Eli Feldstein, who served as spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin. Netanyahu Feldstein is the second suspect, accused of leaking confidential information to the German newspaper Bild in September in an attempt to influence public opinion against the ceasefire agreement with the Palestinian Hamas movement.
The lawyer of Eli Feldstein, an assistant to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is accused in the case of security leaks from his office, revealed new information about the confidential documents crisis that was raised by the media late last October.
According to Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, Netanyahu’s spokesman’s lawyer told the Israeli Kan channel, quoting his client, that Netanyahu was aware of the document before the German newspaper Bild published it, which included information that damaged the hostage deal as well as obstructing access to their places of detention.
Feldstein’s lawyer, Netanyahu’s spokesman, who is accused of leaking security documents, stated that Netanyahu was aware of the documents and the intention to leak them, adding that his client decided not to remain silent and sacrifice himself for Netanyahu.
