National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has yet to condemn the spat at the pilgrims that stirred the political system, both on the right and on the left.
Documentation from the Old City of Jerusalem: Haredim spat at Christians // Use in accordance with Section 27A of the Copyright Law
Ben-Gvir was previously asked about the issue, in 2017, when he was a lawyer after the arrest of teenage girls who spat on a monastery. In an interview with Reshet Bet, Ben-Gvir, who at the time represented the young women, said: "There is an ancient Jewish custom that when you pass by a monastery, you spit to the side. Why criminalize it."
Attorney Itamar Ben-Gvir to Dov Gil-Har on arresting girls who spat on a monastery: There is an ancient Jewish custom that when you pass by a monastery, you spit to the side. Why criminalize it #הבוקרהזה
— HERE | Reshet B (@ReshetBet) October 26, 2017
Ben-Gvir told the judge at the time: "Even if they spit at the monastery – which at least according to some religious rulings is not wrong – it is not an offense of insulting religion as the police attribute to young women. Certainly when none of the monasteries were present, and in any case, this is not grounds for removing them from the Old City, because there are churches in other places in Jerusalem as well, so there is no logic in removing the minors, and in any case, removing the minors for months is unbalanced and illogical."
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