
Before Israel's October 27 elections, Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, after attending an election event at Tel Aviv University, was met with slogans such as 'there is no place for fascism here' and 'Death to Arabs' and was silenced by the protesters and forced to leave the hall.
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General elections will be held in Israel on October 27, and the ruling government of Benjamin Netanyahu is facing protests against criticism of dragging it into war.
Before the elections to be held in Israel on October 27, the ministers of the Benjamin Netanyahu government, who are criticized for not refraining from dragging the country into war in order to stay in power, are also facing protests.
Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir took the podium to answer questions at Tel Aviv University's election event. However, before he could start his speech, a group of students started chanting "there is no place for fascism here".
“WHAT HAPPENED TO DEMOCRACY?” HE ASKED
A small group responded by chanting "Death to the Arabs." However, the protesting young people could not be removed from the hall despite the intervention of security guards. They continued to chant slogans from where they sat.
While the reactions continued, Ben-Gvir asked the crowd, "What happened to democracy? When a voice suddenly rises from the other side, you don't want to hear it?" he asked. He said the protesters were listening to Arab leaders or left-wing Democrats attending the same event, but tried to silence him. The far-right minister had to leave the hall when the slogans did not stop.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
It may become more difficult for Ben-Gvir to attend similar public events in the coming weeks.
Likely · Within weeks
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