Israel Police

{{Short description|Civilian police force of Israel}} {{Pp-extended|small=yes}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2012}} {{Infobox law enforcement agency | agencyname = Israel Police | nativename = {{lang|he|משטרת ישראל}} | nativenamea = {{lang|ar|شرطة إسرائيل}} | nativenamer = | commonname = | abbreviation = | patch = | patchcaption = | logo = Emblem of Israel Police.svg | logocaption = Israel Police logo | badge = | badgecaption = | flag = Flag of the Israel Police.svg | flagcaption = Israel Police flag | motto = | mottotranslated = | mission = | formedyear = | formedmonthday = | preceding1 = | preceding2 = | dissolved = | superseding = | employees = 35,000<ref name=isrPoliceAbout>{{cite web| url=http://www.police.gov.il/english/Pages/IsraelPolice.aspx| publisher=Israel Police| access-date=May 11, 2011| title=Israel Police| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616061504/http://www.police.gov.il/ENGLISH/Pages/IsraelPolice.aspx| archive-date=June 16, 2011| df=mdy-all}}</ref> | volunteers = 70,000<ref name=isrPoliceVolun>{{cite web | url=http://www.police.gov.il/english/Volunteers/Pages/default.aspx | publisher=Israel Police | access-date=May 11, 2011 | title=The Israel Police and the Community | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725183533/http://www.police.gov.il/english/Volunteers/Pages/default.aspx | archive-date=July 25, 2011 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> | budget = 8.383 billion [[New Israeli Shekel|NIS]] (2010)<ref name=budget2010>{{cite web | url=http://www.police.gov.il/mehozot/agafTichnon/Pages/takziv_amishtara.aspx#1 | title=Police Budget | publisher=Israel Police | access-date=May 11, 2011 | language=he | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306005410/http://www.police.gov.il/mehozot/agafTichnon/Pages/takziv_amishtara.aspx#1 | archive-date=March 6, 2011 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> | nongovernment = | country = Israel | countryabbr = | national = Yes | map = | mapcaption = | sizearea = | sizepopulation = | legaljuris = | governingbody = [[Ministry of National Security (Israel)|Ministry of National Security]] | constitution1 = | constitution2 = | police = Yes | local = | oversighttype = | oversightbody = Police Internal Investigations Department<ref name=intInvestDept>{{cite web | url=http://www.justice.gov.il/MOJHeb/PraklitotHamedina/MehozotHapraklitutVehamachlakot/Rashit/Mahash.htm | title=המחלקה לחקירות שוטרים (מח"ש) – Police Investigations Department | publisher=Ministry of Justice (Israel) | access-date=May 11, 2011 | language=he | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628173411/http://www.justice.gov.il/MOJHeb/PraklitotHamedina/MehozotHapraklitutVehamachlakot/Rashit/Mahash.htm | archive-date=June 28, 2011 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> | headquarters = [[National Headquarters of the Israel Police]] – [[Kiryat HaMemshala (East Jerusalem)]] | hqlocmap = | hqlocleft = | hqloctop = | hqlocmappoptitle = | sworntype = | sworn = | unsworntype = | unsworn = | electeetype = | minister1name = | minister1pfo = | chief1name = [[Daniel Levi (police commissioner)|Daniel Levi]] | chief1position = Police Commissioner | parentagency = | child1agency = | unittype = | unitname = | officetype = | officename = | provideragency = | uniformedas = | stationtype = | stations = | airbases = | lockuptype = | lockups = | vehicle1type = | vehicles1 = | boat1type = | boats1 = | aircraft1type = | aircraft1 = | animal1type = | animals1 = | person1name = | person1reason = | person1type = | programme1 = | activity1name = | activitytype = | anniversary1 = | award1 = | website = [http://www.police.gov.il/ www.police.gov.il] | footnotes = | reference = }} [[File:HaMate HaArtzy 2 Jerusalem.jpg|thumb|200px|National Police Headquarters, Jerusalem]]

The '''Israel Police''' ({{langx|he|משטרת ישראל|''Mišteret Yisra'el''}}; {{langx|ar|شرطة إسرائيل|''Shurtat Isrāʼīl''}}) is the civilian police force of [[Israel]]. As with most other [[police]] forces in the world, its duties include crime fighting, [[Traffic control police|traffic control]], maintaining [[public safety]], and [[counter-terrorism]]. It is under the jurisdiction of the [[Ministry of National Security (Israel)|Ministry of National Security]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mops.gov.il/English/AboutUsEnglish/OrganizationalStructure/Pages/Defaulte.aspx|title=About Us: Organizational Structure |publisher=Ministry of Public Security|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524150905/http://mops.gov.il/English/AboutUsEnglish/OrganizationalStructure/Pages/Defaulte.aspx|archive-date=May 24, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The [[National Headquarters of the Israel Police]] is located at [[Kiryat HaMemshala (East Jerusalem)|Kiryat HaMemshala]] in [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=111&FID=442&PID=0&IID=3056 |title=Jerusalem Issue Briefs |access-date=2013-09-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609015346/http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=111&FID=442&PID=0&IID=3056 |archive-date=June 9, 2010 }}</ref>

The Israel Police operates throughout Israel, [[Area C (West Bank)|Area C]] of the [[West Bank]], and the [[Golan Heights]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Druze protesters clash with police searching restaurant in Golan village|author=Jack Khoury|newspaper=Haaretz|date=July 11, 2010|url=https://www.haaretz.com/news/national/druze-protesters-clash-with-police-searching-restaurant-in-golan-village-1.301306|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714151303/http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/druze-protesters-clash-with-police-searching-restaurant-in-golan-village-1.301306|archive-date=July 14, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref>—in all places in which Israel has civilian control.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Peace%20Process/Guide%20to%20the%20Peace%20Process/THE%20ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN%20INTERIM%20AGREEMENT#art13|title=Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement|website=mfa.gov.il|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510072314/http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Peace%20Process/Guide%20to%20the%20Peace%20Process/THE%20ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN%20INTERIM%20AGREEMENT#art13|archive-date=May 10, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gufakashya.com/1/post/2008/05/suspicious-arguments-against-saying-hallel-on-yom-haatzmaut.html|title=Suspicious Arguments Against saying Hallel on Yom Ha'atzmaut|website=Bloging:: Ha Gufa Kashya|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326074515/http://www.gufakashya.com/1/post/2008/05/suspicious-arguments-against-saying-hallel-on-yom-haatzmaut.html|archive-date=March 26, 2012|df=mdy-all|access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref> It is the sole civilian law enforcement agency in Israel: there are no municipal or regional police forces, though some municipalities employ [[bylaw enforcement officer]]s who deal with low-level offenses and provide additional security and as such have the power to issue fines, but do not have police authority.<ref>[https://www.gov.il/en/departments/guides/municipal-policing Municipal Policing]</ref>

In an emergency, the police can be reached by dialing '''100''' from any telephone in Israel.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-718393 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930195324/https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-718393 | archive-date=September 30, 2022 | title=Israel's police, fire and EMS will now come in a package thanks to AI | date=September 29, 2022 }}</ref>

==History== [[File:Israeli-Police-Facebook--Misdar-001.jpg|thumb|250px|Honor guard of the Israeli Police and [[Israel Border Police|Border Police]] for Israel's Memorial Day]] The Israel Police was established in 1948.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D-1eCwAAQBAJ&q=israel+police+established+1948&pg=PA99|title=World Police & Paramilitary Forces|first=John|last=Andrade|date=January 9, 2016|publisher=Springer|isbn=9781349077823|via=Google Books|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511101828/https://books.google.com/books?id=D-1eCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=israel+police+established+1948&source=bl&ots=C98OPPqIdB&sig=YlmCYtGm1ttr1bUXxNUlYIl_f6s&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQmazr9c_YAhXOyKQKHbOGDpg4ChDoAQguMAA#v=onepage&q=israel+police+established+1948&f=false|archive-date=May 11, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> It is responsible for public security, maintaining public order, securing public events and rallies, dismantling suspicious objects and explosives ([[Explosive Ordnance Disposal|EOD]]), riot and crowd control, law enforcement, crime fighting, detective work, covert operations against drug networks, investigating suspects, road traffic control, operating the [[Civil Guard (Israel)|Civil Guard]], handling civilian complaints, handling youth violence, educational campaigns.<ref>[http://www.police.gov.il/english/AboutPolice/Pages/Missionandfunctions.aspx Official definition of Mission and Functions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613010902/http://www.police.gov.il/ENGLISH/ABOUTPOLICE/Pages/Missionandfunctions.aspx |date=June 13, 2011 }} at the official Israeli police website</ref>

The Israel Police is a professional force, with some 35,000 persons on the payroll. There are also 70,000 Civil Guard volunteers who carry out part-time work in helping to police their own communities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.police.gov.il/english/Pages/IsraelPolice.aspx|title=The Israeli Civil Guard volunteer police force|website=police.gov.il|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616061504/http://www.police.gov.il/ENGLISH/Pages/IsraelPolice.aspx|archive-date=June 16, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The police are divided into the following main divisional groups:<ref>all following information according to the official Israel police website cited above</ref>

==Regional districts== The Israel Police is divided into six regional district commands:

* [[Central District (Israel)|Central District]] * [[Southern District (Israel)|Southern District]] * [[Northern District (Israel)|Northern District]] * [[Judea and Samaria District]] * [[Tel Aviv District]] * [[Jerusalem District Police|Jerusalem District]] * Coastal District Police

==Operational units== * The Security and Community Policing Branch is responsible for ordinary law enforcement tasks such as conducting patrols in public and responding to emergency calls. * The [[Israel Border Police]] ("''MAGAV''") is the combat arm of the police and mainly serves in specific areas – the borders, Jerusalem, and the West Bank. It is responsible for law enforcement in the rural countryside and for putting down civil unrest, particularly rioting. It participates in counter-terrorism operations. The Border Police has both professional officers on payroll and conscripts who serve in the Border Police as their mandatory three-year national service.<ref>[http://www.police.gov.il/mehozot/mishmarhagvol/pages/default.aspx "Mishmar Hagvul" (Hebrew)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812165131/http://www.police.gov.il/mehozot/mishmarhagvol/pages/default.aspx |date=August 12, 2011 }} at Israel Police website</ref> It also has volunteer personnel. The Israel Border Police has four tactical units: ** [[Yamam]] (National Counter-Terrorism Unit) - the police's counter-terrorism and hostage rescue unit. It is known as one of the most experienced and specialized units of its kind in the world. The unit has taken part in hundreds of operations in and outside the borders of Israel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lappin |first=Yaakov |date=25 August 2010 |title=Police delegation to head for Haiti at UN request |url=https://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=185879|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902015513/http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=185879 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 2, 2010|work=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref> ** [[Yamas (Israel Border Police unit)|Yamas]] ([[Mista'arvim]] Unit) - a counter-terrorist commando unit. Its operators are trained in conducting operations undercover, disguised as civilians. Although officially part of the Border Police, it is directly subordinate to [[Shin Bet]], the Israeli internal security service. ** Samag (Tactical Counter-Crime and Counter-Terror Rapid Deployment Unit) ** Matilan (Intelligence Gathering and Infiltrations Interception Unit) * The [[Yasam]] (Special Patrol Unit) is a [[riot police]] and crowd control unit, and also participates in counter-terror operations. The unit, originally started as Riot Police, was called upon to assist with counter-terror operations, as well as dismantling settlements in accordance with Israeli court decisions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/preventative-medicine-1.181487|title=Preventative Medicine|first=Gideon|last=Alon|date=March 1, 2006|newspaper=Haaretz|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104210642/http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/preventative-medicine-1.181487|archive-date=November 4, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The Yasam has sub-units of Rapid Response Motorcycle Units.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/news/inspectors-police-civilians-all-chase-jewish-pony-in-holon-1.1455|title=Inspectors, Police, Civilians All Chase 'Jewish Pony' in Holon|first=Noah|last=Kosharek|date=December 24, 2009|newspaper=Haaretz|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202172239/http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/news/inspectors-police-civilians-all-chase-jewish-pony-in-holon-1.1455|archive-date=December 2, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> * The [[National Traffic Police]] is the police's traffic enforcement arm. It is divided into five regional districts and a national patrol unit. * The [[Civil Guard (Israel)|Civil Guard]] is the police's force of part-time volunteer officers, who comprise the majority of Israeli police officers. It is officially a division of the Security and Community Policing Branch. Civil Guard volunteers have limited police powers. They carry out patrols in public, are trained to provide the initial response to any security situation they encounter until regular police forces arrive, and partake in traffic control. The Civil Guard also has search and rescue teams. * [[Lahav 433]] is the police's unit for investigations of serious crimes and corruption. * The Police SIGINT Unit is responsible for [[signals intelligence]] (SIGINT) activities. * The Dog Handling Unit is responsible for operating [[police dog]]s. * The Police Aerial Unit operates police helicopters. * The Police Marine Unit is responsible for operating boats and has police divers. * The [[Israel Police Bomb Disposal Unit]] is the bomb squad of the police. It deals with operations and investigations which involve suspicious objects, explosive devices or military ordnance. * The Seif Unit is responsible for tackling crime in the [[Arab citizens of Israel|Israeli-Arab]] population.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-new-policing-division-bennett-unveils-plan-to-tackle-crime-among-arabs/|title=With new policing division, Bennett unveils plan to tackle crime among Arabs|first=Aaron|last=Boxerman|website=[[The Times of Israel]] |issn=0040-7909}}</ref> * The Yoav Unit is responsible for enforcement of land use and construction regulations in the [[Negev]], particularly among Bedouin communities.<ref>[https://www.police.gov.il/join/yoav https://www.police.gov.il/join/yoav יחידת יואב]</ref> * The Division of Identification and Forensic Science is responsible for forensic science in investigations. It has laboratories dealing with latent fingerprint analysis, arson investigation, [[mass spectrometry]] and explosive analysis, digital evidence, DNA and other areas of biology, firearms, and [[questioned document examination]].<ref>[https://www.israc.gov.il/_Uploads/dbsAttachedFiles/AK0087-03-2.pdf Department: Testing Laboratory ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation No. 087]</ref> * The Internal Investigations Department is responsible for investigating wrongdoing by police personnel. It is officially independent from the police and under the jurisdiction of the Justice Ministry.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/BkLr2MtMw|title=Justice minister: Israel Police will no longer investigate itself|first1=Gilad|last1=Cohen|first2=Tova|last2=Tzimuki|newspaper=Ynetnews |date=August 18, 2020|via=www.ynetnews.com}}</ref>

==Weapons and equipment== [[File:Police boat on Sea of Galilee.jpg|thumb|230px|Israeli police boat on the [[Sea of Galilee]]]] [[File:ILPD Bell206.jpg|thumb|right|230px|An Israeli Police [[Bell 206]] helicopter]] [[File:Isuzu D-Max Border Police car in Israel 06.jpg|thumb|right|230px|[[Israel Border Police]] vehicle]] Each patrol officer is armed with a [[pistol]] (handgun) which he or she usually also carries while off duty. Also, each patrol car must have at least one long-arm (i.e. rifle). Police volunteers are usually armed with an [[M1 carbine|M1 Carbine]], which they return to the armory after they finish their duty (they do not take the rifle home, but may sign one out for escorting field trips, etc.). Volunteers who have a [[gun license]] may use their own personal handgun as a personal defense weapon while on duty, under the condition that the gun and ammunition type is authorized by the police (9 mm). Common pistols owned and carried by volunteers include [[Glock]] and [[CZ 75|CZ-75]] designs.<ref>[[#Weapons and equipment|Weapons and equipment]] at official Israel police website. All following lists of weaponry are from this source as well.</ref>

Specialized armaments such as automatic rifles, bolt-action rifles and non-lethal weapons are assigned according to activity and not on personal basis. Border Guard personnel, however, carry an [[M16 rifle|M16]] or [[M4 carbine|M4]] rifle as a standard personal weapon and can carry it home while off duty (like regular infantry in the [[Israel Defense Forces]]).<ref>According to Hebrew Wikipedia entries on M16 and the Galil rifles, which preceded the M16 and was used for 20 years as the main task gun.</ref>

==Ranks== {| class="wikitable" !English language equivalent!!([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]])!!Rank!!Insignia<ref name="Israel_Police">{{cite web |title=מסלולי קידום במשטרת ישראל |trans-title=Israel Police Promotion Routes |url=https://www.gov.il/he/departments/general/police_human_resources_department_promotions |website=gov.il |publisher=Government of Israel |date=12 June 2018 |access-date=12 May 2021 |language=he}}</ref> |- !colspan="4"|Enlisted |- |Constable |dir="rtl"|{{lang|he|שוטר}} |{{lang|he-Latn|Shoter}} |[[File:Shoter.svg|100px]] |- |Corporal |dir="rtl"|{{lang|he|רב שוטר}} |{{lang|he-Latn|Rav Shoter}} |[[File:RavShoter.svg|100px]] |- |Sergeant |dir="rtl"|{{lang|he|סמל שני}} |{{lang|he-Latn|Samal Sheni}} |[[File:SamalSheni.svg|100px]] |- |Staff Sergeant |dir="rtl"|{{lang|he|סמל ראשון}} |{{lang|he-Latn|Samal Rishon}} |[[File:SamalRishon.svg|100px]] |- |Sergeant First Class |dir="rtl"|{{lang|he|רב סמל}} |{{lang|he-Latn|Rav Samal}} |[[File:RavSamal.svg|100px]] |- |Master Sergeant |dir="rtl"|{{lang|he|רב סמל ראשון}} |{{lang|he-Latn|Rav Samal Rishon}} |[[File:RavSamalRishon.svg|100px]] |- |First Sergeant |dir="rtl"|{{lang|he|רב סמל מתקדם}} |{{lang|he-Latn|Rav Samal Mitkadem}} |[[File:RavSamalMitkadem.svg|100px]] |- |Sergeant Major |dir="rtl"|{{lang|he|רב סמל בכיר}} |{{lang|he-Latn|Rav Samal Bakhir}} |[[File:RavSamalBahir.svg|100px]] |- |Command Sergeant Major |dir="rtl"|{{lang|he|רב נגד}} |{{lang|he-Latn|Rav Nagad}} |[[File:RavNagad.svg|100px]] |- colspan="4" !colspan="4"|Officer |- |Sub-Inspector |dir="rtl"|{{lang|he|מפקח משנה}} |{{lang|he-Latn|Mefake'ah Mishneh}} |[[File:Mefakeah Mishne.svg|100px]] |- |Inspector |dir="rtl"|{{lang|he|מפקח}} |{{lang|he-Latn|Mefake'ah}} |[[File:Mefakeah.svg|100px]] |- |Chief Inspector |dir="rtl"|{{lang|he|פקד}} |{{lang|he-Latn|Pakad}} |[[File:Pakad.svg|100px]] |- |Superintendent |dir="rtl"|{{lang|he|רב פקד}} |{{lang|he-Latn|Rav Pakad}} |[[File:Rav pakad.svg|100px]] |- |Chief Superintendent |dir="rtl"|{{lang|he|סגן ניצב}} |{{lang|he-Latn|Sgan Nitzav}} |[[File:Sgan Nizav.svg|100px]] |- |Commander |dir="rtl"|{{lang|he|ניצב משנה}} |{{lang|he-Latn|Nitzav Mishneh}} |[[File:Nizav Mishne.svg|100px]] |- |Assistant Commissioner |dir="rtl"|{{lang|he|תת ניצב}} |{{lang|he-Latn|Tat Nitzav}} |[[File:Tat nizav.svg|100px]] |- |Deputy Commissioner |dir="rtl"|{{lang|he|ניצב}} |{{lang|he-Latn|Nitzav}} |[[File:Nizav.svg|100px]] |- |Commissioner |dir="rtl"|{{lang|he|רב ניצב}} |{{lang|he-Latn|Rav Nitzav}} |[[File:Rav Nizav.svg|100px]] |}

==Awards and recognition== * On July 6, 2004, the Israel Police received an award from the [[Anti-Defamation League]] for its counter-terror efforts and for passing seminars of counter-terror measures to the [[FBI]] and local police in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adl.org/learn/news/Amichai_Shai.asp |title=Israel General Shares Expertise in Thwarting Terrorism|access-date=2004-07-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040606094347/http://www.adl.org/learn/news/Amichai_Shai.asp |archive-date=June 6, 2004 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fr.jpost.com/Tags/satellite|title=Satellite News and latest stories | The Jerusalem Post|website=fr.jpost.com}}</ref> * In October 2010, [[YAMAM]], the counter-terrorism unit of the Israeli Police, won the "[[Urban Shield]]" SWAT competition held by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, setting a new record in the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.policeone.com/SWAT/articles/2831943-Everyone-wins-at-Urban-Shield-2010/|title=Everyone wins at Urban Shield 2010|website=policeone.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103201453/http://www.policeone.com/SWAT/articles/2831943-Everyone-wins-at-Urban-Shield-2010|archive-date=November 3, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> * In October 2011, YAMAM won the "Urban Shield" SWAT competition held by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office a second time.<ref>[http://147.237.77.161/katavaDetails.aspx?katavaId=648 Israeli Police press release] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425132153/http://147.237.77.161/katavaDetails.aspx?katavaId=648 |date=April 25, 2012 }}, 2.11.2011 ([[Hebrew]])</ref>

==General Commissioners== [[File:Flag of Chief of Israel Police.svg|thumb|Flag of the Chief of Israel Police]] {| class="wikitable" |+Police Commissioners !General Commissioner !Start year !End year |- |[[Yehezkel Sahar]] |1948 |1958 |- |[[Yosef Nachmias]] |1958 |1964 |- |[[Pinhas Kopel]] |1964 |1972 |- |[[Aaron Sela]] |1972 | |- |[[Shaul Rosolio]] |1972 |1976 |- |[[Haim Tavori]] |1976 |1979 |- |[[Herzl Shapir]] |1980 | |- |[[Arieh Ivtsan]] |1981 |1985 |- |[[David Kraus]] |1985 |1990 |- |[[Yaakov Turner]] |1990 |1993 |- |[[Rafi Peled]] |1993 |1994 |- |[[Asaf Hefetz]] |1994 |1997 |- |[[Yehuda Vilk]] |1998 |2000 |- |[[Shlomo Aharonishki]] |2001 |2004 |- |[[Moshe Karadi]] |2004 |2007 |- |[[Dudi Cohen]] |2007 |2011 |- |[[Yohanan Danino]] |2011 |2015 |- |[[Bentsi Sao]] (interim) |2015 |2015 |- |[[Roni Alsheikh]] |2015 |2018 |- |[[Motti Cohen]] |2018 |2020 |- |[[Kobi Shabtai]] |2020 |2024 |- |[[Avshalom Peled]] (interim) |2024 |2024 |- |[[Daniel Levi (police commissioner)|Daniel Levi]] |2024 | |- |}

==Women police== In 2015, the editorial of ''[[Haaretz]]'' claimed "Women constitute at least 30 percent of the police force" and criticized there were no women who have reached the rank of major general.<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/1.641100 On gender equality, Israel police get criminally low marks] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206074122/http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/1.641100 |date=February 6, 2015 }} Haaretz, 6 Feb 2015</ref>

==Controversies== A 2014 analysis by [[Yesh Din]] questioned the professionalism of the police force of the [[Judea and Samaria District]] (also known as the [[West Bank]]) as only 7.4% of reported attacks by Israeli citizens on Palestinian persons and property had led to indictments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yesh-din.org/infoitem.asp?infocatid=9|title=Semblance of Law|publisher=Yesh Din|date=September 12, 2006|access-date=November 14, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129014001/http://www.yesh-din.org/infoitem.asp?infocatid=9|archive-date=November 29, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2015, several senior officers resigned due to criminal investigations or accusations of sexual harassment of employees. Five police officers at the rank of major general resigned in the preceding 18 months amid scandal.<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/2015-01-27/ty-article/.premium/high-level-scandals-leave-police-in-crisis/0000017f-e8bc-d62c-a1ff-fcff1c670000 Police in crisis as sixth top cop quits in disgrace] Haaretz, 27 Jan 2015</ref> The February 2015 announcement that another senior Israel Police officer was under investigation for sexual harassment was criticized by women's and rape victim advocacy groups, who held protests at police headquarters in a number of cities.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Latest-police-sexual-assault-scandal-just-tip-of-the-iceberg-390192 ‘Latest police sexual assault scandal just tip of the iceberg’] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206093146/http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Latest-police-sexual-assault-scandal-just-tip-of-the-iceberg-390192 |date=February 6, 2015 }} The Jerusalem Post, 6 Feb 2015</ref>

An ongoing Israeli programme of inviting U.S. police groups to study Israeli policework in sponsored visits has been the object of controversy for several years.<ref>Alex Kane and Sam Levin, [https://jewishcurrents.org/scoop-internal-adl-memo-recommended-ending-police-delegations-to-israel-amid-backlash 'SCOOP: Internal ADL Memo Recommended Ending Police Delegations to Israel Amid Backlash,'] [[Jewish Currents]] 17 March 2022</ref>

==See also== {{Portal|Israel}} *[[Israel Border Police]] - the combat branch of the Israeli Police *[[YAMAM]] - Israel's National Counter-Terror Unit *[[Lahav 433]] *[[Palestinian Civil Police Force]] *[[Administration of Border Crossings, Population and Immigration]] *[[Law enforcement by country]] {{Clear}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category}} * [http://www.police.gov.il/english/ English website] * [http://www.police.gov.il/english/AboutUs/Structure/02_chart.asp Diagram – organizational structure]

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