The public campaign against administrative orders has flared up again: The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court ordered Tal Yinon Dardik to remain in custody until the proceedings conclude, after he allegedly violated an administrative restriction issued by IDF Central Command Commander Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth. After the ruling, Dardik announced he would resume an active protest against administrative restrictions, telling his family and legal counsel he will remain in prison rather than comply with the directives. He emphasized that the protest transcends his individual case, targeting the broader policy of administrative orders overseen by Maj. Gen. Bluth against dozens of Jewish residents in Judea and Samaria.
1+“The only citizens in Israel against whom administrative orders are slapped are the residents in Judea and Samaria; this cannot be accepted,” Dardik stated. “I am embarking on a fight against this—I refuse to comply with the order, I will sit in jail, and I will not sign any commitment to observe this absurd directive. The persecution by Avi Bluth against the settlement enterprise must be halted.”
The legal escalation follows Dardik’s re-arrest for breaching the terms set by the Central Command order. Within hours of his detention, the Samaria-Judea District Police prosecution filed a formal indictment charging him with violating the order. The indictment alleges that Dardik failed to report twice daily to check in at the Modi’in Illit police station, thereby breaching mandatory monitoring stipulations.
1+Because he categorically refused to sign an undertaking obligating him to uphold the administrative terms, the court ordered his detention until the end of the proceedings. Attorney Nati Rom, representing Dardik on behalf of the Honenu legal defense organization, fiercely contested the prosecution’s remand petition in court, challenging the police stance: “Since when is someone who fails to sign at a police station detained until the conclusion of proceedings?” Rom demanded during the hearing.