salute me!

Pretty funny and seemingly weird, but I dont know that it is really as bad as it is being made out to be.

According to Channel 12 News, Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir has given new orders to the police. Until now police officers were obligated to salute in the presence of heads of state, including the President, the Prime Minister, all Supreme Court Justices, Speaker of the Knesset, and all government Ministers.

According to the new orders, Supreme Court Justices and government Ministers were removed form the list and no longer need to be saluted by police officers. the only minister remaining in the list that they must salute is Itamar Ben Gvir himself - Minister of National Security.

This is funny and sounds a bit megalomaniacal. 

While the Chief of Police initially signed off no this putting it into effect, he then retracted (after the public criticism hit the fan) and sent it to be decided on by a committee within 7 days. 

I dont know who salutes whom elsewhere and what is right and appropriate here but it does not seem so illogical. IDF soldiers dont (as far as I know) have to salute ministers and whatnot - they salute up their chain of command and the Prime Minister. So it doesnt seem to me to be a big deal that while police officers no longer have to salute ministers in general they still have to salute up their chain of command, and that includes the Minister of National Security.

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