Ben-Gvir's Deserved Condemnation

Ben-Gvir taunting handcuffed flotilla activists (BBC)

Much like his mentor, Rabbi Meir Kahane, Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, understands the reality behind much of the world’s antipathy toward Israel. And much like his mentor, he shouts that from the rooftops. Nothing gets his ire up more than anti-Israel protesters trying to prove how inhumane Israel is. That motive is exactly what lies behind those occasional European flotillas attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza.

Despite Israel’s war in Gaza having ended months ago, and humanitarian organizations working freely to feed Palestinians there, food shortages still persist.

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What better way to embarrass Israel than to suggest it is doing nothing about the situation by sending a boatload of activists carrying food toward Gaza’s shores — knowing full well that Israel’s security measures will not allow them to disembark without first being detained and the vessel inspected to ensure there are no hidden weapons aboard intended for use by the still-armed Hamas!

That is exactly what they did.

And as expected, Israel detained them, handcuffed them, and then deported them. With highly respected media outlets like BBC and other European news organizations, always eager to portray Israel negatively, certain to cover the story. The flotilla activists’ mission to smear Israel: accomplished.

Only this time, before they were deported Israel’s security minister decided to make matters far worse by personally showing up and taunting these handcuffed “humanitarian” detainees - on camera…

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