Former Police Commissioner Assaf Hefetz, who served in the position in the 1990s, said in an interview with Ynet Studio that dealing with violence in Arab society "is not just a police matter, but cooperation between public leadership, citizens and other systems. Dealing with the phenomenon will take a very long time." He also addressed National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's interference in police work: "The 'minister's policy' is not policy, it's nonsense." When asked if Police Commissioner Danny Levy is standing up to the pressure, he replied: "I don't envy him. He has a crazy minister, he's driving him mad."