Ben Gvir's 'Solution': Assassinate Leaders, Not Policies
When Israel's National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, demands 'targeted assassinations' (a euphemism for state-sponsored murder) of Palestinian leaders merely for seeking UN statehood recognition, it barely registers as a blip in the Western press. This isn't newfound extremism; Ben Gvir, a follower of Meir Kahane's overtly racist ideology, has a storied history of incitement, including a
2007 conviction for supporting a terrorist organization and incitement to racism. His presence in Netanyahu's government is not an anomaly, but a feature—a steady escalation ignored by those in Washington who simultaneously champion human rights abroad while funneling billions in unfettered aid. One might wonder: if a UN resolution is such a grave threat that it warrants extrajudicial killings,
what does that say about the 'two-state solution' lauded by the Biden administration? The US, a permanent Security Council member, routinely vetoes resolutions critical of Israeli policies, including Palestinian statehood, effectively endorsing the continuation of an unsustainable status quo. The outrage over Ben Gvir's comments is muted by the fact that the international framework that
legitimizes such threats is often enabled by the very powers that claim to seek peace. How many times will we hear calls for violence before the State Department discovers the term 'red line' applies universally?