Correspondent in Jerusalem
Nearly a month after the Israeli legislative elections, the contours of the future government of Binyamin Netanyahou are beginning to take shape.
One thing already seems certain: the future looks bright for supporters of an ever-increasing colonization of the West Bank.
At the end of last week, the signing of a first agreement was announced with Itamar Ben Gvir, one of the members of the coalition which enabled “Bibi” to win the elections.
Leader of the Jewish supremacist party Otzma Yehudit, condemned for racism, former member of the Kach party, classified as a terrorist in the United States and Israel, Itamar Ben Gvir will become Minister of National Security.
A tailor-made position since it should notably allow this resident of the settlement of Kiryat Arba, in Hebron, to have control of the border police in the West Bank, a unit strong of 2,000 soldiers hitherto dependent on the Ministry of defense.
A decision which, for Benny Gantz…
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