Omer Bar Lev

Former police chiefs petition High Court to block Ben-Gvir’s role in police promotions

The petitioners argue that Ben-Gvir should be stripped of the authority to approve promotions for investigative officers.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks during a rally in support of the current Israeli government, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on June 5, 2025.
 Labor party leader MK Merav Michaeli leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 17, 2023

Labor 'finished its role' in Israeli politics, Michaeli must resign - Omer Bar Lev

 Challah bread from Angel Bakery in Israel (Illustrative).

Lessons from the Israeli haredi boycott of Angel Bakery - analysis

 Israeli police stand in a line as protesters demonstrate on 'Day of Equality' in protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, Israel May 4, 2023.

Israeli judicial reform protest actions fray national solidarity - analysis


Israel's politicians react to Old City shooting: 'A hideous murder'

Coalition MKs condemned the attack and sent condolences and recovery wishes to the man killed and the people wounded, while opposition MKs used the attack to lambast the government.

 Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev at the scene of a terrorist attack that left one dead and three injured, November 21, 2021.

Public security minister: No Jewish prayer on Temple Mount

Public Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev said that the ‘customary situation’ set in 1967 whereby non-Muslims can visit but cannot pray should be upheld.

 Jewish man prays at the Temple Mount in front of the Dome of the Rock

Wounding of Palestinian child is on you, Left tells Gantz, Bar Lev

Left-wing NGOs campaign against settler violence that resulted in an injured three-year-old last week.

 Wounding of Palestinian child is on you, Left tells Gantz, Bar Lev

Bereaved mothers from Arab sector protest outside Bar Lev's house

Two murders over the weekend have brought the 2021 death toll in Israeli-Arab communities to 92, with over three months still to go until the end of the year.

A demonstrator holds a sign reading "their pain is the responsibility of all of us," as Jewish and Arab Israelis protest in Tel Aviv against police inaction, the surging crime and violence in Arab communities  on March 13, 2021.

1 escaped prisoner likely still in Israel, second in West Bank - Bar Lev

One prisoner who escaped from Gilboa Prison is likely still in Israel, while another is in the West Bank, according to the public security minister.

 POLICE OFFICERS and prison guards stand outside the Gilboa jail following the escape by Palestinian security prisoners.

Israel needs to take action to stop murders in the Arab sector - editorial

The defense establishment needs to pool resources to put a stop to Arab crime and violence.

A protest against the rising crime and violence in the Arab sector in Israel, Jaffa, Saturday, February 6, 2021.

Prison chief: 300 jail breaks prevented in last decade

Police inspector-general criticized for calling violence in mixed cities an "Intifada."

The Internal Knesset Committee meeting on September 13, 2021.

Gilboa Prison fiasco necessitates an in-depth investigation - editorial

Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev was right in calling for a government commission of inquiry to thoroughly investigate the flaws in the current system.

 Israeli soldiers guard along a fence leading to the West Bank, as part of search efforts to capture six Palestinian men who had escaped from Gilboa prison earlier this week, September 9, 2021.

Death threats made against family who reported fugitives to police

The family of the person who reportedly told police about the fugitives denied involvement in the capture.

A VIEW of Nazareth – a unique history and a bevy of churches and holy sites.

30 times more COVID fines lately, but enforcement still face many hurdles

Since the Public Security Ministry took charge of coronavirus regulation enforcement last month there has been limited progress, but there is still much left to do, said D-G Tomer Lotan.

Israel Police officers enforce lockdown restrictions, January 8, 2020.