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Commander of the Jerusalem District Police, Doron Yedid (C) seen in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim as police close shops and disperse public gatherings, March 30, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Several senior officers in the Israel Police are reportedly planning on hanging up their handcuffs and leaving the force in protest of Public Security Minister Amir Ohana’s Tuesday announcement that he had nominated Border Police chief Yaakov (Kobi) Shabtai to serve as the next commissioner of police.
In addition to interim police chief Motti Cohen’s subsequent announcement that he would resign from the post within days, three other top police officers — Jerusalem District Commander Doron Yadid, Tel Aviv District Commander David Bitan and Deputy Commissioner Alon Asor — are also planning on resigning, the Kan public broadcaster reported.