{"id":56363,"date":"2026-02-01T14:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T19:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/police-spokesman-barred-from-commissioners-office-excluded-from-meetings-amid-rift\/01\/02\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T14:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T19:35:35","slug":"police-spokesman-barred-from-commissioners-office-excluded-from-meetings-amid-rift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/police-spokesman-barred-from-commissioners-office-excluded-from-meetings-amid-rift\/01\/02\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Police spokesman barred from commissioner&#8217;s office, excluded from meetings amid rift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Coalition sources told Walla the commissioner is \u201csusceptible to pressure,\u201d which is why he has not dismissed Doron.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israel-police-arrest-brother-terrorist-090005306.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Israel Police;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Israel Police<\/a> spokesman, Deputy Chief Arieh Doron, has been barred from Police Commissioner Dani Levi\u2019s office amid a serious breakdown in relations, <em>Walla<\/em> learned on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sources in the force said Doron has been excluded from briefings and kept out of major professional meetings. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/operation-order-border-police-deployed-025938478.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:police;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">police<\/a> declined to discuss internal working relations, calling the inquiry \u201cgossip.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The dispute is said to have intensified in recent months following professional disagreements, with Doron no longer joining the commissioner on tours or riding in his vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Several officials told <em>Walla<\/em> the commissioner wants to move Doron from the post but fears Doron could disclose embarrassing details tied to home renovations the commissioner allegedly consulted on with senior officers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Coalition sources told <em>Walla<\/em> the commissioner is \u201csusceptible to pressure,\u201d which is why he has not dismissed Doron.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Police spokesperson Arie Dorn seen outside the offices of the Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel in Tel Aviv, September 17, 2024 (credit: YONATAN SINDEL\/FLASH90)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Responsibility for district spokespersons has reportedly shifted to Lior Abudraham, head of the Public Affairs Division. While Doron may appear at occasional meetings or photos, insiders described a \u201cclear and significant rupture,\u201d adding that the commissioner is keeping him at arm\u2019s length.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Under former commissioner Kobi Shabtai, spokesman Eli Levi accompanied him closely and participated in all major discussions, underscoring how central the post typically is to the commissioner\u2019s daily agenda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In recent months, by contrast, Doron has allegedly been left off tour lists, not summoned to deliberations, and absent from professional forums that Abudraham now attends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYour inquiry is gossip and nothing more,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israel-police-arrest-30-old-141734899.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Israel Police;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Israel Police<\/a> responded to <em>Walla<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAs a matter of course, we do not share the media in internal working relations.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Police Spokesman clashes with MK Ahmed Tibi<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Doron was also involved in a high-profile on-air clash on Channel 13 with MK Ahmad Tibi, during which Doron said, \u201cShame on you,\u201d after Tibi called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/more-half-online-abuse-reports-161039160.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:police;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">police<\/a> a \u201cmafia.\u201d Tibi fired back with insults.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The police later condemned Tibi\u2019s remarks as potentially constituting the offense of insulting a public servant and said legal steps, including a possible investigation, would be examined. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir also criticized Tibi over the incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/police-spokesman-barred-commissioners-office-185440988.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coalition sources told Walla the commissioner is &ldquo;susceptible to pressure,&rdquo; which is why he has not dismissed Doron. 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