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Israeli security minister sparks outcry after posting video taunting detained flotilla activists
Netanyahu said Ben-Gvir’s taunting of the activists was not in line with Israel’s values and ordered their deportation as backlash spread to at least 24 countries.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rebuked National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for his treatment of 430 detained Global Sumud Flotilla activists, ordering their deportation "as soon as possible."
- Israeli naval forces intercepted the flotilla in international waters on Monday, detaining approximately 430 activists; Ben-Gvir subsequently published videos on Tuesday showing himself taunting the detainees at Ashdod port, sparking immediate controversy.
- The footage shows Ben-Gvir waving an Israeli flag among handcuffed activists forced to kneel, telling them "Welcome to Israel, we are the landlords," while one activist was pushed to the ground after chanting "Free, free Palestine."
- Foreign governments including Italy, France, and Australia summoned Israeli diplomats, while Foreign Minister Gideon Saar publicly accused Ben-Gvir of "knowingly caused harm to our State in this disgraceful display."
- The incident highlights tensions over Israel's maritime blockade of Gaza, where nearly 2 million people face humanitarian shortages; legal group Adalah noted this follows a pattern of ill-treatment against activists for which Israel faces "zero accountability.
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A video published by Israeli minister Itamar Ben Gvir finally provokes a wave of international indignation.
The images showing the extreme right-wing Israeli minister humiliating European flotilla activists for Gaza, who have aroused an international outcry, did not reveal anything new about the prisons of the Hebrew state, but they shed some light on the hierarchy of bodies.
·Paris, France
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Israeli security minister who taunted flotilla activists has a record of extreme actions
JERUSALEM — Israel’s far-right national security minister has a long history as a provocateur. This week, Itamar Ben-Gvir sparked global outrage after promoting a video of himself taunting activists from
·Toronto, Canada
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