Penny Wong condemns Israeli minister over ‘shocking and unacceptable’ treatment of flotilla activists Foreign affairs minister joins condemnation of Itamar Ben-Gvir after Israeli national security minister shares video mocking detainees The Guardian - AU · May 20
'We Are the Masters': Itamar Ben-Gvir's Flotilla Video Draws Global Condemnation A video of Israel's national security minister taunting detained activists has sparked global backlash, prompting condemnation from Prime Minister Netanyahu and international diplomatic tensions. International Business Times UK · May 20
UK condemns Israeli minister for taunting bound and kneeling Gaza flotilla activists Italy and France have also denounced the video as ‘unacceptable’ The Independent UK · May 20
Israeli security minister stirs diplomatic outrage with flotilla activist abuse video Far-right figure Itamar Ben-Gvir shares footage of himself taunting bound international detainees The Guardian - UK · May 20
London families' anxious wait for news of loved ones held by Israel amid Ben-Gvir 'detainee taunting' video outrage London MPs demand sanctions on Israel as Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the incident ‘violates the most basic standards of respect and dignity in the way people should be treated’ Evening Standard · May 20
UK Government issues statement after flotilla activists brutally assaulted by Israel The UK Government has issued a statement after horrific footage emerged showing Gaza flotilla activists being brutally assaulted by Israeli officers… The National (Scotland) · May 20
Ben Gvir Mocks 430 Zip-Tied Kneeling Flotilla Activists With Israel's Anthem Blaring — Even Netanyahu Says He Went Too Far Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir faces international backlash after posting a video showing detained Gaza flotilla activists in degrading conditions International Business Times UK · May 20
France 24 · May 20 Far-right Israeli minister sparks outcry with video of bound and kneeling Gaza flotilla activists Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video on Wednesday of some 430 activists detained from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, many of them bound and kneeling, accompanied by the message: "Welcome to Israel." European governments and Israeli politicians were quick to denounce the video.
The National (Scotland) · May 20 Israeli minister sparks international fury over video harassing flotilla activists A far-right Israeli minister has sparked fury after footage emerged showing him brutally harassing activists who had taken part in a flotilla to…
The Guardian - UK · May 14 Israeli nationalists chant ‘death to Arabs’ in violent Jerusalem Day march Far-right Jewish marchers call for Palestinian villages to ‘burn’ as they storm through Muslim quarter of Old City
The Independent UK · May 3 Israel national security minister served golden death penalty noose birthday cake Fellow politicians criticised Ben-Gvir for having police officials attend his birthday party
International Business Times UK · Apr 19 UN and Rights Groups Say Rape Using Trained Dogs at Israel Detention Sites Is Systematic, Endorsed at the Highest Level A UN-backed report alleges systematic sexual violence against Palestinians in Israeli detention, including rape involving trained dogs, as part of an organised state policy. Israel denies the allegations.
The Conversation · Apr 7 Israel’s death penalty law has little to do with criminal justice and everything to do with ethno-nationalism In its nearly 80-year history, the state of Israel has carried out only one court-sanctioned execution: Adolf Eichmann, a principal architect of the Nazi holocaust.
Euronews · Apr 2 Israel’s military stretched thin by regional wars and settler violence Amid reports of troop deployment to the West Bank to contain settler violence and warnings of manpower shortage by Israel's top general, Euronews spoke to two Israeli experts to gauge the pressure on the country's security and internal stability.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 31 The Guardian view on Israel’s death penalty: capital punishment is always wrong. This new law is doubly so Editorial: Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks deemed terrorism face execution – while settlers enjoy impunity despite soaring West Bank violence
International Business Times · Mar 31 Israel's Knesset Passes Controversial Death Penalty Law for Palestinians Convicted of Deadly Attacks Israel's parliament, the Knesset, approved a contentious law on Monday night making death by hanging the default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly terrorist attacks, a move championed by far-right ministers that critics condemned as discriminatory and a violation of international norms.
Euronews · Mar 31 EU to press Israel to scrap law allowing execution of convicted Palestinians In a draft statement seen by Euronews, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is set to warn the bill marks a “grave regression” for Israel.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 30 Israel passes law to give death penalty to Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks Knesset approves measure that has been criticised by European countries and rights groups