The political establishment is reacting today (Friday) to the resignation of the military prosecutor. Yifat Tomer Yerushalmi - and called for the immediate dismissal of all charges against Force 100 fighters.
Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir He tweeted: "Next up, the criminal attorney general.".
Chairman of Religious Zionism, Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich': "As someone who has been crying out for many years about the corruption of the Israeli legal system and the critical importance of fixing it, I am not surprised. This is barely the tip of the iceberg. We will fix it with God's help.".
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1. An independent and impartial investigation is required, outside the prosecutor's office, which has a clear conflict of interest.
2. This is likely not the only lie and cover-up. It is the first to be caught, but it symbolizes the tip of the iceberg of corruption and a sense of law enforcement officials being above the law.
3. It is necessary to grant immunity from prosecution to the officer who revealed the truth, in the hope that this will encourage other elements to expose leaks, lies, and cover-ups within the law enforcement system. And there are a great many of them.
4. It is necessary to appoint a new MAG from outside the system. One who will be free of obligations, will clean out the stables, and restore confidence that the system is working for the benefit of IDF fighters and not against them.
5. "This is a painful and difficult day for all of us, but removing the pus is the first and necessary step in healing.".
Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana He wrote: "This is not an "affair" – it is a system. And it has a name: the prosecutor's office within the prosecutor's office.".
Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Saar: In the cover-up of this serious leak, there is a place for (dis)respect for the MPA's scandalous appearance at the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee meeting on August 11, 2024. So what did we have here? A serious harm to the state, the IDF and their image, a serious harm to justice and legal proceedings, a blatant disregard for the Knesset and its role as the authority that oversees the executive branch.
Deputy Minister Almog Cohen He wrote: "As befits the head of a criminal organization, the confession of the criminal Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is nothing more than an attempt to get her accomplices to the crime to escape justice.
""As I demanded yesterday, the Police Commissioner must order her arrest and the beginning of her investigation today without allowing her and her accomplices in the crime against IDF soldiers to disrupt the evidence and contaminate the investigative process. Now, the Police Commissioner is the gatekeeper for IDF soldiers and his duty is to bring all members of the criminal organization to justice.".
""In addition, I am working to have a special prosecutor appointed for this affair, following the clear conflict of interest in which the dismissed legal advisor to the government finds herself - the suspicion against her son for stealing military weapons and the failure to prosecute him in the military prosecution, in which the criminal prosecutor stands.".
Constitution Committee Chair MK Simcha Rotman wrote: "The Israeli public will not forget that when the scales were weighed on one side: the security of the state, the honor of IDF fighters, and the truth, and on the other, the 'law enforcement system,' which is a code name for the Israeli deep state, the MP chose the wrong side.".
He added: "And for this criminal choice, she received backing from the Attorney General, the High Court judges, and their supporters. The house of cards is beginning to collapse. The end of truth forever. The time for correction has come.".
MK Shekels approved Called for the immediate dismissal of all charges against Force 100 fighters, and all those who were prosecuted by the military judicial system in the framework of Iron Swords, including Saar Ofir: "Early this week I intend to go among the wise men, coalition and opposition to sign a petition calling on President Herzog to intervene in the matter immediately - this is a moral statement that carries enormous weight. The time has come to clean up and clean up our soldiers and back them up.".
Member of Knesset Moshe Saada"Last night I appealed to the Minister of Justice to remove Magali Baharav Mayara from the authority to conduct the investigation, and to appoint a special prosecutor to accompany the investigation and handle the filing of indictments and management of the case against those involved.
""In light of the MAG's confession and in light of the reasonable suspicion that Rabbi Miara knew about her actions and cooperated with the attempted cover-up, the matter takes on new significance and there is a legal necessity to take away her authority to accompany the investigation.".
""It is not possible that someone who has reasonable suspicion that he is involved in the affair and is also supposed to be investigated - will be in charge of the investigation and potentially disrupt it.".
Leader of the Opposition Yair Lapid"The MAG was forced to end her role. There is no dispute about that. She committed acts that harm the IDF and the public's trust in it. No one is above the law. And it binds everyone. We must continue to investigate and bring to justice all those involved - what happened in the Yemeni field, the leak, the cover-up, and the break-in to the IDF base.".
Former Minister of Defense Yoav Galant"Immediately after the video was leaked from the Yemeni field, I ordered a rapid investigation to be launched to find the leaker and bring him to justice. I summoned the MAG to my office to understand why the investigation was faltering. I asked her why the leaker had not been located.".
""In her response, as is clear to everyone today, the MAG maliciously lied and said that 'the investigation is lengthy because dozens of people were exposed to the video.' Where integrity is supposed to be the central value, a serious violation of the IDF's values and a serious breach of trust were committed.".
""The letter of resignation from the General Staff is a mockery of the regime and proof that she has not internalized the seriousness of her actions. Anyone who harms the IDF must be brought to justice, and certainly those who are supposed to ensure that the law and the order are a lamp to the feet of IDF fighters.".
