For years far-right Israeli politician Itamar Ben-Gvir was considered to be beyond the pale. Today, he is expected to be the surprise of #Israelex22, a potential kingmaker and a likely minister in a Netanyahu gov't. Here are 5 signature Ben-Gvir moments worth checking out.
1/ 2015 - Ben-Gvir (in white) leads a group of settlers in Hebron, harassing an Arab shopkeeper and telling them to go back to Syria. Once a fight breaks out, Ben-Gvir bravely takes out a clothing rack (0:20). Impressive, I guess, considering he did not serve in the IDF.
2/ 1995 - Back in the 90s, during the Oslo process Ben-Gvir steals the symbol off Prime Minister Rabin's car and says, "Just like we got to this symbol, we can get to Rabin." PM Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by a right-wing extremist later that year.
3/ 2012 - Ben-Gvir harasses Yitzhak Rabin's granddaughter Noa Rothman at a memorial service marking 17 years after his assassination.
4/ 2011 - Ben-Gvir shows off his tribute to Jewish terrorist Baruch Goldstein on Israeli TV, the journalist asks: "When your son asks who he is, what will you say? "He is a righteous man, he is a hero." Goldstein murdered 29 innocent Muslim worshipers in Hebron in 1994.
5/ 2022 Ben-Gvir pulls out a gun after rocks were thrown toward him and supporters in an Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem neighborhood, he then urged cops to open fire on the Arabs.
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