Jerusalem, 24 August, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Central Elections Committee Chairman and Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg on Monday morning rejected a petition seeking to bar National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir from attending and speaking at a ceremony honoring police volunteers and civilian security squads.
The petition was filed against the backdrop of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara’s position that Ben Gvir’s appearance would constitute election propaganda at an event closely associated with his establishment of more than 1,000 civilian security squads.
Justice Sohlberg accepted the position presented by Ben Gvir’s attorney, who demonstrated that the AG’s guidelines were personal directives drafted specifically for this particular event.
Ben Gvir welcomed the decision, saying: “Gali Baharav-Miara tried to stop us when we established the civilian security squads, and she failed. Now she tried to prevent me from coming and thanking them, and she failed again.”