Josh Breiner

Josh Breiner (via Haaretz.com) Walla proposed to promote the far-right national security minister's plan to expand local security squads, a key part of Otzma Yehudit's election drive.

Gali Baharav-Miara called on the High Court to issue an interim order against the law, warning that the politicization of the unit probing police misconduct has devastating effects on the rule of law and the entire law enforcement system

Barkat Abu Assa was convicted of aggravated rape, child abuse and breaking into a home in central Israel's Gedera, where he attacked a woman in front of her two-year-old son. Judges described the assault as 'a prolonged and terrifying event' and ordered him to pay 200,000 shekels in compensation

The defendant was accused of trying to pass information useful to Iran and persuading another soldier to communicate with an alleged Iranian intelligence operative. His lawyer dismissed the case as an 'esoteric incident' stemming from, at most, carelessness rather than hostile intent

Israeli authorities filed more than 70 indictments over the past two years against people accused of having contact with the Islamic Republic's intelligence services. A Haaretz investigation found that most had no ideological motive and passed public information

Yoav Eliasi, known as 'The Shadow' and a close ally of police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, used his role as commander of a civilian squad to seek leniency from district police after violent incidents at a Tel Aviv club in which he was a business partner

Josh Breiner (via Haaretz.com) Yoav Eliasi, known as 'The Shadow' and a close ally of police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, used his role as commander

The 44-year-old Ramat Gan resident is suspected of making threats, extortion by threats, property damage and obstruction of justice. His attorney argued that the alleged acts amounted to 'democratic protest'

Police said the shooting was criminally motivated, and that the victim was a known drug trafficker; a 29-year-old man was lightly wounded

The officer was barred from police facilities for 10 days. Haaretz's investigation revealed, through testimonies and recordings, that Yoav Eliasi used his police connections to benefit an entertainment complex in Tel Aviv, where he held a financial stake