Gaza Flotilla: 'I Could Not Stay Silent', Says Activist Who Shouted at Ben-Gvir
Italy and Spain urged European Union sanctions after Ben Gvir posted footage of dozens of detained Gaza flotilla activists.
- On Wednesday, Ben Gvir published a video showing dozens of detained Gaza-bound flotilla activists kneeling with hands tied, prompting Italy and Spain to call for European Union sanctions against the Israeli national security minister.
- The 50-year head of the 'Jewish Power' party became a minister in 2022 after years of far-right activism, during which he faced more than 50 charges for incitement to violence or hate speech.
- While Italy and Spain urged the European Union to sanction Gvir, the minister appeared defiant, calling the images 'a great source of pride' rather than expressing regret.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials have previously criticized the minister, who regularly visits sensitive locations like Jerusalem's Temple Mount and prisons holding Palestinian detainees.
- Critics allege Gvir has exerted control over the police since taking office, using his position to promote policies including the 'death penalty for terrorists law' and resettlement in Gaza.
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Activists of a flotilla for Gaza, kneeling, hands tied, under the Israeli anthem: The images published by Itamar Ben Gvir trigger a global outcry. Behind the provocation, the far right minister is already launching his political battle.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shamed Israel. The video of the activists of the "flotilla for Gaza" arrested, kneeling and hands tied, broadcast by his ministry, provokes an outcry. Then the next image appeared. Big Itamar Ben-Gvir hilare, almost red of satisfaction, brandishing the Israeli flag as a drunken supporter after a stadium fight. We read on his lips this heavy, provocative, animal phrase: "We are here." And this time, even…
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The indignation over Israel's inhumane treatment of Flotilla crews, captured in international waters with an act of piracy and then insulted, malmated and humiliated media, risks soon disappearing in the vortex of daily news. Then it is better to reason in a cold mind. Itamar Ben Gvir is not the "bad guy" who makes the exception. The problem is not him, but the route taken by Israel. The disease to be faced is the "Great Israel" suprematist, the…
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