Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael's top court forbade Ben-Gvir from making appointments to senior police positions without approval from police leadership, and reinforced that decision last week. Still, the minister tried to push allies to key positions before the electionShare 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 formatSubscribeJosh BreinerSeptember 06, 2026Following a Haaretz report, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said Sunday that he had decided to cancel planned appointments to senior police positions that contravened a directive by Israel's attorney general barring the appointments due to their proximity to the election.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel policeItamar Ben-GvirIsrael Supreme CourtIsraeli electionsAttorney General of IsraelIsraeli politicsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement SanctionsIsrael-U.K.EisenkotCanadaBen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael's Algae Crisis: Is 'War Dust' From Gaza Fueling the Crisis?57,000 Israelis Have Left the Country Since Last Rosh HashanahIsrael's High Court Weighs Legality of Voter-tracking Apps Ahead of ElectionCovenant Emerges From Stealth With Plans for Low-cost Cruise MissilesIsrael's Response to U.K. Settlement Sanctions Is a Media-hyped NothingburgerRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionNetanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?What Did Netanyahu Really Do on the Morning of October 7?More Stories to Explore