Screenshot of the video of the arrest of the Gaza flotilla activists, published on the X account of Israeli National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, on May 20, 2026. (Credit: Itamar Ben Gvir/X)
Did Israel's victims need to be European for the world to be moved? Did it take their European leaders, often silent about Israeli abuses, to spark a diplomatic crisis for Benjamin Netanyahu — whose respect for international law is rarely a priority — to rebuke his national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir?“Flotilla was stupid stunt, but Ben Gvir betrayed dignity of his nation,” U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee wrote on X, in a timid but rare criticism, while numerous European countries summoned Israeli ambassadors. "The way Minister Ben Gvir treated the flotilla activists does not reflect Israel’s values and norms," declared the Israeli prime minister, though he stopped short of criticizing the violence of his police forces.The shocking images of activists detained and mistreated by Israeli police that Ben Gvir...
Did Israel's victims need to be European for the world to be moved? Did it take their European leaders, often silent about Israeli abuses, to spark a diplomatic crisis for Benjamin Netanyahu — whose respect for international law is rarely a priority — to rebuke his national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir?“Flotilla was stupid stunt, but Ben Gvir betrayed dignity of his nation,” U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee wrote on X, in a timid but rare criticism, while numerous European countries summoned Israeli ambassadors. "The way Minister Ben Gvir treated the flotilla activists does not reflect Israel’s values and norms," declared the Israeli prime minister, though he stopped short of criticizing the violence of his police forces.The shocking images of activists detained and mistreated by Israeli police that...
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