Israel’s arrogance is becoming the evidence in the case against it
Key takeaways
- Ben-Gvir’s video of abused flotilla activists reveals a state so accustomed to impunity that it documents its own cruelty, even against Westerners.
- Professor in the Media Studies program at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies.
- In the footage, Ben-Gvir is heard taunting activists, who are forced to kneel with their foreheads to the floor and their hands tied behind their backs.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Ben-Gvir’s video of abused flotilla activists reveals a state so accustomed to impunity that it documents its own cruelty, even against Westerners.
Professor in the Media Studies program at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Israeli Minister of National Security and leader of the far-right party Otzma Yehudit, Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks during a meeting of his party at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, 03 November 2025 [Abir Sultan/EPA]On Wednesday, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video showing Israeli security officers abusing Sumud flotilla activists who were attempting to break Israel’s siege of Gaza.