Israel’s far-right competes for votes with increasingly extreme visions
Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben Gvir has made it a point to post videos of himself on social media taunting or mocking Palestinian prisoners. He boasted of threatening the most high-profile Palestinian prisoner. He showed off activists from a Gaza flotilla bound on the floor. And he is proud of a new law he pushed … The post Israel’s far-right competes for votes with increasingly extreme…
Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben Gvir has been actively posting provocative videos on social media mocking Palestinian prisoners and advocating for the expansion of the death penalty for terrorism. As the elections approach, Ben Gvir and other far-right politicians are becoming more extreme in their messaging. One of Ben Gvir's latest AI-generated campaign videos depicts Palestinian prisoners moving along a conveyor belt into a fenced compound, with their appearance deteriorating over time.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has been openly promoting the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the idea of Judaizing the Negev and Galilee areas. Ofer Winter, who recently launched his party "Your People Israel," has stated that there will never be a Palestinian state and suggested emigration for Gazans. Yoseph Haddad, a member of Winter's party, is an Arab Christian and the party's second-in-command.
Avi Maoz and Moshe Feiglin, leaders of other far-right parties, have opposed gay Pride parades and advocated for the destruction of Gaza and the voluntary emigration of Palestinians to third countries. The competition among far-right parties is intensifying as they vie for the limited pool of votes and push for even more extreme positions.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the far-right parties to unite, but they continue to focus on their individual campaigns.
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