AP: Israeli security minister who taunted flotilla activists has a record of extreme actions
Foreign leaders and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the treatment of about 430 Global Sumud Flotilla detainees after Ben-Gvir shared the footage.
- On Thursday, Itamar Ben-Gvir sparked global outrage by promoting videos of himself taunting 430 detainees from the Global Sumud Flotilla, including footage of him waving an Israeli flag over bound individuals.
- Ben-Gvir gained notoriety decades earlier by vandalizing Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's car in 1995 and orchestrating protests that forced Sinead O'Connor to cancel a Jerusalem concert two years later.
- Footage depicts Ben-Gvir taunting a kneeling, zip-tied detainee while yelling "Am Yisrael Chai" as other detainees remained with foreheads to the floor in an outdoor pen during the Israeli national anthem.
- The episode provoked international condemnation, with coalition partner Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticizing the treatment of detainees and intensifying scrutiny of Ben-Gvir's control over police and border units.
- Ben-Gvir was previously sanctioned in July 2025 by Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Norway for allegedly "inciting extremist violence" against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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The activists of the Global Sumud Flotilla landed in Turkey reported that they had suffered violence and torture during the detention in Israel and showed the journalists present at the airport bruises on different parts of the body. Some arrived in the stretcher with marks of fractures. The French activist Adrien Jouan aboard the Lina Al Nablusi, showed the back covered with purple marks. The article Flotilla, the French activist Adrien Jouan s…
"This is how we welcome the supporters of terrorism. Welcome to Israel" These words accompany a video of activists of the humanitarian flotilla kneeling facing the ground by the Israeli army. It was published by the Israeli Minister of Homeland Security but it makes the rest of his government uncomfortable. It is also told in videoRead also: By broadcasting a humiliating video of activists of the flotilla for Gaza, Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gv…
"They have no soul but we're stronger" – flotilla activist on Israel's rape and violence
Australian anti-genocide activist Juliet Lamont has spoken of the horrors she and other volunteer flotilla crew members suffered after their abduction by Israel in international waters. The Global Sumud Flotilla ships were trying to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians under Israel’s illegal starvation blockade. Deported crew members show signs of torture and report numerous rapes and the deliberate breaking of bones. Israeli fascist ministe…
Israel Prison Service says treatment of flotilla activists was 'according to procedure'
Israel Prison Service says treatment of flotilla activists was 'according to procedure' The Israel Prison Service said its personnel acted "according to procedure" in a video shared by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir showing security personnel abusing activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, Haaretz reported on Friday. "All actions were carried out in accordance with procedures and professional considerations," the prison service sa…
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