National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir claimed on Monday that former military advocate-general Maj.-Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi had hidden a phone that contained materials that would legally implicate Attorney-General Gali Baharav‑Miara.
“The military advocate general hid her phone, and not by chance. It is clear to all of us that when the materials on that phone are revealed, the ground will shake,” Ben-Gvir said. “The attorney-general is the one who, along with the military advocate general, submitted the false affidavit to the High Court.”
The content that the national security minister alleged was located on the phone relates to the investigation into the former IDF lawyer for the leaking of video content showing abuse of a Palestinian prisoner at the Sde Teiman detention facility.
The national security minister continued, adding that he believed the police would recover the alleged phone, regardless of Baharav‑Miara’s attempts to “sabotage the investigation.”
'Pandora’s box will open' if phone contents recovered, Ben-Gvir says
“It is clear to all of us that if the contents of the phone are found or recovered, Pandora’s box will open, leading to the full revelation of the truth in this extremely serious case,” Ben-Gvir said.
Ben-Gvir did not mention in his remarks any evidence he had that materials implicating the A-G would be found on Tomer-Yerushalmi's phone.
The minister’s comments follow the Knesset’s National Security Committee’s approval of the Otzma Yehudit Party’s death penalty for terrorists bill.
The bill, which received support from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is set to be advanced to the Knesset plenum for its first reading.