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Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has sparked a diplomatic crisis by publishing footage of Israeli security forces abusing international activists who were detained as they tried to sail to Gaza with aid.

There was a rapid and furious response from countries whose citizens were onboard the boats, including the UK, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Ireland, in many cases delivered in person from the top of government.

The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, one of the country’s staunchest allies, described Ben-Gvir’s behaviour as “despicable” and said the minister had “betrayed the dignity of his nation”.

The video includes images of dozens of men and women kneeling in rows, with their foreheads to the ground and their hands zip-tied behind their back. Ben-Gvir appears waving an Israeli flag, mocking and taunting the detainees, including shouting: “The people of Israel live” in the face of one bound man.

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[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 32 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure I just read an article recently about how Israel wanted its troops to stop posting incriminating videos.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

"Do as we say, not as we do."

[–] mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 2 weeks ago

Kidnapped not detained

[–] jontree255@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This guy is a massive piece of shit

[–] Rat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 weeks ago

The whole country is filled with massive pieces of shits.

[–] itsjustachairmary@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

It sparked outrage within Israel as well. Not because of the fascistic abuse, but the fact that they filmed and posted it, making Israel 'look bad'.

Yea imagine Israel looking bad huh.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Israelis need to make a coalition to remove this monster and the entire Netanyahu circus of horrors

[–] mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 weeks ago

Majority of israelis bsck up colonization

the internal Israeli resistance to apartheid is tiny, the majority of Israelis support apartheid and ethnic cleaning, many don't like how open and cruel the genocide is, but they still support it

[–] LostWon@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 weeks ago

I believe there already is a coalition of people in favour of human rights and hopefully they can make a difference somehow, but the problem is that the country has gone so fascist that the majority of people are in favour of this kind of content and rhetoric. It's not just bad apple soldiers and prison guards.

There have been many interviews, polls, and other public cultural instances to document that most of the public is largely in favour of ethnic cleansing, prisoner abuse, and even more war. There need to be arrests of war criminals, but also some kind of psychological intervention to get the ones who weren't actively involved to realize how much of their humanity they've been discarding. De-Kahanification, I guess you could call it.

[–] ShotDonkey@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Not gonna happen. A comfortable majority is supporting these racist pieces of shit. Haaretz is mostly read by people outside of what some call Israel, don't fall for the "it's a liberal society in it's core" propaganda. Never was.

[–] Lucius_Sweet@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

The circus of horrors was in town long before Netenyahu. The world needs to make a coalition to reverse the wrongs of the UNs corrupt decision in 1948. From the river to the sea.

[–] VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago

May Ben Gvir spend an eternity in the pain dimension

[–] ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl 3 points 1 week ago

He's a pedarast donnie

[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago

He’s upset Australia which is hard to do.

[–] ShotDonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

They do get him mad though.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 1 points 1 week ago

...and then he raped them ALL.