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Oct 31, 2022 6 tweets 3 min read
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.
Mar 1, 2019 6 tweets 3 min read
🗳️ THREAD: In a few hours the first polls will be released after Netanyahu's indictment announcement by AG Avichai Mandelblit. Here are three things to be on the lookout for: BLOCS OVER PARTIES. Expect Gantz-Lapid's Kachol Lavan lead to grow over Netanyahu's Likud but what is more indicative is where the votes that leave Netanyahu are going. In short, pay more attention to movement between the right blocs and center-left.