Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticeUnder the proposal, the unit's head would be appointed by a politically appointed committee. Opposition lawmaker Gilad Kariv said the legislation was designed to protect 'corrupt politicians' and vowed to repeal itShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNoa Shpigel10:52 PM • May 27 2026 IDTA joint panel of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice and National Security committees on Wednesday approved for second and third readings in the plenum legislation that would subordinate the Israel Police's internal affairs unit to the justice minister.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel policeIsraeli judiciary KnessetIsraeli politicsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran StrikesMohammed DahlanGulf StatesNetanyahuAbraham AccordsWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastWith a Jewish Wife and Nazi Jokes, Mario Adrion's Comedy Was Made for Tel AvivIDF: U.S. Limits on Lebanon Strikes Will Hurt Efforts to Stop Hezbollah DronesAn Israeli Frog Species Comes Back From the Dead at a Jerusalem ZooIsrael Cuts Security Budgets for Gaza, Lebanon Border Communities Amid WarTrump: Not Sure Iran Deal Possible Unless Saudis, Qatar Join Abraham AccordsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23Netanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests NotOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but TruthThe Future of American Jewry Looks Bleak