Like many I was revolted by the video of Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting and humiliating courageous international citizens determined to get supplies to Palestine. If you haven’t seen it, the video shows the Israeli Minister humiliating Gaza flotilla activists, who are shown kneeling in rows, heads bowed, hands cable-tied behind their backs.

As Ben-Gvir pushes through a crowd, waving an Israeli flag, one young woman has the nerve to stand and yell ‘free Palestine’. She is brutally shoved down, with a hand to the back of her neck.  All the while the Israel national anthem blares and Ben-Gvir talks direct to camera. This was no gotcha moment, Ben-Gvir posted the video himself, tagged with “Welcome to Israel”.

From the man who is the poster child for the Zionist hard right, this should be no surprise. But some things still have the power to shock, and they should.........

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