Saturday, August 23, 2025, 20:36 Shortly before the onset of Shabbat, the GSS added a 48 hour extension to the order prohibiting two detained Binyamin residents from meeting with an attorney. The order will expire on Sunday at 18:00. The detainees, one of whom is married and has children, have not met with an attorney since their detention last Tuesday. The condition of the detainees is unknown. This evening, Honenu Attorneys Asaf Gonen and Daniel Shimshilashvilli will appear at the Central District Court in Lod to file an appeal against the extension.
The married detainee’s wife shared a video clip in which she said, “My husband has been detained for a few days by the GSS. No evidence has been presented, and he has not met with an attorney. I am very worried. I do not know what to think, what he’s undergoing, what they’re doing to him.
“I think that the situation is simply insane. The GSS detained him, and they are treating him as if he were a terrorist. All he did was take part in a protest against the GSS. It hurt their pride, and having protesters opposite the facility was unpleasant for them, so they found someone to abuse. I think that this situation is unbelievable, and that it cannot continue.”
The wife of one of the detainees: “I am very worried”; Video courtesy of the videographer
Also, the other detainee’s parents wrote to the Chief Rabbi of the GSS before Shabbat: “We, Beit El residents, are the parents of *****, who has been detained since Tuesday in the GSS dungeons under an order preventing him from meeting with an attorney. We are very concerned about his condition, his health, and the status of his basic rights. We turn to you as the Chief Rabbi of the GSS, who has influence over what happens in the interrogation dungeons. We expect the Rabbi to act to protect our son’s life, his physical safety, and his dignity.”
His parents further wrote, “Our son, and an additional detainee with him, are suspected of setting tires on fire and throwing paint at a GSS facility during a protest held by Yehuda and Shomron residents two months ago. These actions are frequently seen at protests throughout the country. Unfortunately, it seems that in the State of Israel, the right to demonstrate is reserved for protesters on the ‘correct side.’ For Yehuda and Shomron residents, especially at a protest against the GSS, the act turns into a serious, unprecedented crime.”
The parents also asked the Rabbi to insist that their son not be interrogated on Shabbat.
Honenu Director Shmuel (Zangi) Meidad wrote to Prime Minister Netanyahu, who is in charge of the GSS, demanding he transfer the investigation from the GSS due to a conflict of interest. Meidad also expressed a strong argument that the General Security Service was abusing its authority: “In light of the conflict of interest, and the unusual means applied to the demonstrators protesting the GSS, I ask you as the individual in charge of the General Security Service to intervene immediately and transfer the investigation from the organization.”