President Netanel Benishu of the Military Court of Appeals has criticized the Israel Defense Forces' Central Command for its issuing of restrictive administrative orders during the past year to Jews living in Judea and Samaria without granting them a hearing. Ruling in a specific case, Colonel Benishu accepted a claim by Attorney Menashe Yado of the Honenu legal-aid organization that the command admitted that none of the Jews given such orders had received a hearing.
Judge Benishu said such an order should only be issued without a hearing in case a person poses an immediate risk. He added, "The military commander must ensure the proper right to be heard before issuing restraining orders unless substantial grounds exist to grant this right only after the issuance of the order." He called on lawmakers to make a hearing automatic as it is in the case of administrative detention.