Jerusalem24- Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is calling for the formation of a “civilian national guard” following an attack in Elad last Thursday which left three Israelis dead.
Bennett made the announcement in a Twitter thread published on Sunday, in which he said he “instructed the National Security Council and the Ministry of Defense to present […] a plan for the establishment of a Civilian National Guard,” to be called up in cases of emergencies, riots, or on request.
אנחנו מבססים את התכנית על כוחות משמר הגבול, יחד עם גיוס של כוחות מיומנים של מתנדבים ומילואים, שיחד יוגדרו כמשמר לאומי-אזרחי. הם יופעלו באירועי חירום והפרות סדר, וגם בשגרה, ככל שהדבר יתבקש. >>
— Naftali Bennett בנט (@naftalibennett) May 8, 2022
In the same thread, Bennett announced a new police operation was underway to address what he called the “phenomenon” of illegal immigrants in Israel, which he described as “a scourge of the state”.
