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Itamar Ben-Gvir [[Hebrew]]: אִיתָמָר בֶּן גְּבִיר, born May 6, 1976 (age 47) is an [[Israeli]] [[conservative]] politician currently serving as the Israeli Minister of National Security. He is also a member of the [[Knesset]], which is the [[unicameral]] [[legislature]] in [[Israel]]. He has been unfairly targeted as somehow being "far-right" by the [[left wing]] media. Ben-Gavir was born in Mevaseret Zion, which is part of the Jerusalem District. He has served in the Knesset since 2021. Originally a member of the Religious Zionist Party, he switched parties to the Otzma Yehudit in 2022.
Itamar Ben-Gvir [[Hebrew]]: אִיתָמָר בֶּן גְּבִיר, born May 6, 1976 (age 47) is an [[Israeli]] [[conservative]] politician currently serving as the Israeli Minister of National Security. He is also a member of the [[Knesset]], which is the [[unicameral]] [[legislature]] in [[Israel]]. He has been unfairly targeted as somehow being "far-right" by the [[left wing]] media. Ben-Gavir was born in Mevaseret Zion, which is part of the Jerusalem District. He has served in the Knesset since 2021. Originally a member of the Religious Zionist Party, he switched parties to the Otzma Yehudit in 2022.
According to the Times of Israel, [[Itamar Ben-Gvir]] justified spitting toward Christians as "an ancient Jewish custom".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/5-arrested-for-spitting-at-christians-in-jerusalem-police-minister-its-not-criminal/|title=5 arrested for spitting at Christians in Jerusalem; police minister: It’s not criminal|date=4 October 2023|publisher=Times of Israel}}</ref> Rabbis and other Orthodox Jewish were incensed by that claim.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bnaibrith.org/israels-missionary-problem-jns/|title=Spitting in God’s eye (JNS)|date=October 5, 2023|publisher=B'nai B'rith International}}</ref>
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