Jerusalem District police chief announces retirement

• Published date: 07 January 2021
• Date: 07 January 2021
• Author: EVE YOUNG

Yadid was on the short list to become the next Israel Police Chief and was recently beat out by Kobi Shabtai.

Yadid has been criticized for his handling of the anti-Netanyahu protests in Jerusalem. Frequent cases of violent clashes between protesters and police have occurred during his term as Jerusalem District Chief, and Yadid's aggressive combating of protests was seen as an easy way to score political points.

Ever since the protests began a few months ago, the police district, under the command of Yadid, tried to stop the protests. This seemed to be due to a request from Public Security Minister Amir Ohana, who was recorded telling police commanders that they need to do more to prevent protests outside the Prime Minister's Residence.

"What Doron Yadid did in the Israel Police must be investigated," said the Black Flags protest...