Katz boasts of ending administrative detention for Jews, increasing its use against Arabs
Defense Minister Israel Katz boasted on Tuesday of having ceased signing off on administrative detention orders against Jewish suspects, while significantly increasing the draconian tool — which allows for a suspect to be held without charge — against Arab suspects.The same day, Katz also touted Israel’s destruction of historic villages in southern Lebanon amid its war against Hezbollah, as he appeared to boost his right-wing talking points ahead of the upcoming national election on October 27.“I cancelled on my own initiative all administrative detention orders against settlers in the West Bank,” Katz said during a Likud campaign event in the Ariel settlement.He said there were more than 20 such orders on the books when he entered his post as defense minister in late 2024.Katz acknowledged the severity of an administrative detention order, saying that it allows Israeli authorities to detain people, “without a trial, without representation, without information and without…
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Defense Minister Israel Katz announced a policy shift regarding administrative detention, stating he has ceased signing such orders for Jewish suspects while increasing their use against Arab suspects, including those from the Negev and Galilee. Katz, speaking at a Likud campaign event, claimed there were over 20 administrative detention orders against settlers when he took office in late 2024, all of which he canceled. He justified this by asserting that settler activities are not “terror activity,” unlike those of Palestinians and Arab Israelis. Katz also highlighted Israel’s destruction of 24 historic villages in southern Lebanon, stating, “The entirety of those villages — their demolition has been completed.” He further mentioned similar actions in Gaza, asserting, “We have destroyed Gaza.”
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