'They're Not Even People': Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir Calls for Killing 30 to 40 People in Gaza Every Night

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : But, after operating for decades within Israel's far-right fringe, he is now one of the most influential people in the country.
54% : He has substantial control over key parts of Israel's security apparatus, running the country's prisons -- where thousands of Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank are incarcerated -- as well as the national police force.
49% : Many have been presented to the UN's world court as evidence of genocidal intent.
45% : Israel's top court ruled in 2025 that the prison service under Ben-Gvir was depriving Palestinians of a minimum subsistence diet.
43% : Hamas accepted the deal, although the group linked the surrender of its heaviest weapons to the creation of a Palestinian state, something Israel's current government and most of its political class adamantly reject.
38% : Ben Gvir Advocates Mass Emigration, Expulsion of Palestinians From Gaza In the same taped appearance, the lawmaker advocated for mass emigration of Palestinians from Gaza -- a proposal that international lawyers say could amount to ethnic cleansing -- and resettlement of Gaza by Israel.
37% : Ben-Gvir Oversees Israel's Police Force and Prisons Ben-Gvir does not have power over the country's military and cannot order strikes on Gaza.
37% : Ben-Gvir Criticizes Drawdown of Israeli Strikes in Gaza Until recently, Israel was striking Gaza nearly every day, attacks that have killed over 1,250 people since an October truce deal came into effect, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
37% : Twenty years ago, Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip, dismantling a block of 21 Jewish settlements known as "Gush Katif" and pulling out its forces.
34% : Israel's domestic media has made scarce mention of the statement, highlighting how once-fringe ideologies like Ben-Gvir's are surging in the leadup to Israeli elections Oct. 27.
32% : Netanyahu says Israel will not retreat from any of its positions in Gaza until Hamas has been completely disarmed.
31% : Israel Faces Diplomatic Backlash as 10 Countries Summon Israeli Ambassadors Over Itamar Ben-Gvir's Alleged 'Abuse Video' of Gaza Flotilla Activists.
29% : Israel denies it has committed genocide in Gaza.
24% : Israel's military, which says the strikes have targeted Hamas militants, appeared to ease off on the attacks in a quiet concession to U.S. President Donald Trump after Netanyahu rejected the president's latest attempt to move the truce forward.
19% : The two were discussing Israel's recovery from the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, 2023, when Ben-Gvir criticized Israel's recent drawdown of strikes in Gaza.

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