[65388] Political storm: Shas faction attacks Police Commissioner over tightening enforcement against Torah students

[65388] Political storm: Shas faction attacks Police Commissioner over tightening enforcement against Torah students

Tension surrounding Police Commissioner's directives for increased enforcement among Torah students

During the day (May 18, 2026), it was reported on the Telegram channels YINONEWS - Yinon Magal and The Hot News about a sharp response from the Shas faction to the Police Commissioner's decision to increase penalties for Torah students.

The Shas faction attacked the police, claiming that while there is an increase in crime and acts of violence, the police choose to direct resources toward persecuting yeshiva students. In a statement released, as reported in YINONEWS, it was claimed that it is a "disgrace and a shame that this is happening in the Jewish state."

According to Shas, the move is unprofessional and constitutes a surrender to political pressure. According to the faction: "Mr. Commissioner, do not fall into the political trap led by the Attorney General and her team, whose entire goal is to bring down the government." The faction called on the Police Commissioner to refrain from direct enforcement actions against yeshiva students and defined the actions as the persecution of "the last of the criminals."

These reports reflect the line identified with Yinon Magal, which expresses a critical position toward law enforcement systems and the Attorney General in particular, while emphasizing Shas's expectation that the Police Commissioner focus resources on national security rather than political struggles against the Haredi sector.