how Jewish supremacist Itamar Ben-Gvir polished his image

2023-06-10 09:00:00

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A provocative anti-Arab repeat offender, the sulphurous leader of the “Jewish Power” party was discreetly coached by Netanyahu so as not to scare voters too much.

From our correspondent in Jerusalem, Danièle Kriegel

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir during a ceremony at the military cemetery in Beersheba, in the south of the country, on April 25, 2023.
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Published on 06/10/2023 at 09:00

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MEven under the boos of thousands of people gathered in a Jerusalem park before the start of Gay Pride, Itamar Ben-Gvir does not bat an eyelid. Minister of National Security in charge of the police, he came to inspect the system put in place to secure the annual Pride March, this Thursday, June 8.

And to the media who are waiting for it, the speech is intended to be responsible: “It is clear that as Minister of National Security, it is my duty to avoid any crazy act like the one that led to the murder of Shira Banki [une jeune fille de 16 ans assassinée par Yishaï Shlissel, un juif ultraorthodoxe, NDLR]during Gay Pride 2015.”

In the process, the leader of the Jewish supremacist party Otzma Yehudit (“Jewish power” in Hebrew) wishes to clarify that he authorized…

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