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Avi Benlolo: If only Carney treated the world's tyrants like he treats Israel

He condemned an Israeli minister who taunted people detained for attempting to sail to Gaza. What about the rest of the world's crises?

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This week, the theatrics of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir invited even more scrutiny of the tiny state. He posted a video of himself taunting some of the 430 flotilla in Israeli detention after they tried to break its military embargo of Hamas by sailing from Turkey toward the Gaza Strip.

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Carrying a large Israeli flag, Ben Gvir said, “They came as big heroes. Look at them now. See how they look now, not heroes and not anything,” as one activist was shoved to the ground while the others were kneeling with their hands bound behind their backs. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rightly condemned Ben Gvir, saying his treatment of the activists was “not in line with Israel’s values and norms.”

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