US 'Strongly Condemns' Ben-Gvir’s Words, Not the Action if it Happens
Al Jazeera reports that Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's National Security Minister, openly demanded the targeted assassination of Palestinian Authority officials should the UN recognize Palestine. This is the same Ben-Gvir who recently praised a mass-murderer, and whose political party, Otzma Yehudit, advocates for Jewish supremacy. His statements, while shocking to some, are a consistent thread in a
far-right government that receives billions in unconditional aid from the U.S. While international bodies will issue stern condemnations and 'deep concerns,' the actual mechanisms enabling such radical figures remain untouched. U.S. politicians, many of whom receive significant contributions from groups like AIPAC – for example, Senator Menendez received over $900,000 in career contributions
according to OpenSecrets.org – continue to approve aid packages like the $14 billion recently passed under HR 815, effectively funding the infrastructure that Ben-Gvir operates within. Apparently, calling for assassinations is deplorable, but providing materiel to an entity whose officials make such calls is just 'foreign policy'. How many 'red lines' can a system cross before it’s simply the
normal operating procedure?