Retired police chief Ami Eshed, who was removed from his position as commander of the Tel Aviv District due to allegations about his actions in the face of the "Kaplan protest" during the legal reform days, will serve in a headquarters position in Bennett's and Lapid's party.
According to a report on the Ynet website, Eshad will be put in charge of the field of 'election purity' on a voluntary basis.
Eshad's joining the Bennett-Lapid team is a closing of the events that led to the end of his role in the police force.
The background to his resignation began with an agreement between the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and the then-Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, on a broad round of appointments in the general command staff. As part of this round, it was decided to appoint Superintendent Peretz Amar as commander of the Tel Aviv District in Eshed's place.
The decision to move Eshad to the position of head of the training department was perceived in the political and police system as a de facto "removal," after Minister Ben-Gvir repeatedly expressed his displeasure with what he called a "failure in enforcement" in the "Kaplan protests" against the legal reform.
At the political level, they claimed at the time that Eshad was too soft on the protesters and allowed prolonged roadblocks.
In his retirement speech in July 2023, Eshad - while still in uniform - attacked the political echelon, saying: "I chose to lead a line of command that contained the protests, prevented bloodshed and preserved Israeli democracy.".
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