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Updated · Haaretz · Jul 18Ben-Gvir Pushes 1 New Stage of Israeli State Policy, Making Brutality Explicit
2 articles · Updated · Haaretz · Jul 18Summary
- Itamar Ben-Gvir is portrayed as moving anti-Palestinian brutality from a concealed practice into open, legalized state policy in Israel.
- The report says that shift also normalizes sadism, recasting conduct once treated as shameful or exceptional as publicly accepted political behavior.
- Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, is described as driving that change with support from part of the public and silence from others.
- The broader claim is that Israel has entered a new phase in which repression is no longer hidden, but placed at the center of state action.
Insights
How did 'barbarism' transform from a hidden shame into an applauded and explicit state policy within Israel? As 'sadism' becomes state policy, what is the true strength of the opposition fighting back from within Israeli society? With an Israeli minister facing global sanctions, are international justice systems now powerless to stop state-sanctioned atrocities?