'You're a clown!': Ben-Gvir faces verbal assault from residents during visit to northern Israel

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was met with a barrage of insults and harsh criticism from residents during a visit to the village of Basmat Tabun in northern Israel. Accompanied by heavy security, Ben-Gvir toured the streets and was subjected to shouts from locals who called him a "clown," a "champion of failure," and questioned his eligibility for a US visa.

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You are making a fool of yourself. You're a clown. Everyone is laughing at you. You are a champion of failure. They didn't even give you a visa to the United States.

Video footage captured residents calling the minister a "terrorist" and suggesting he should be in a mental institution, accusing him of inciting terror. These remarks came amid growing public anger directed at Ben-Gvir and the Israeli police.

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A minister convicted of terrorism, you're a terrorist. Go to a mental institution - you shouldn't be here. You incite terror.

This incident follows two other recent events where the Arab public voiced strong criticism. In Umm al-Fahm, residents claimed police raided a wedding, forcing guests to lie on the floor, which police stated was due to suspicions of weapons use. Dr. Yousef Jabareen accused Ben-Gvir of exploiting his authority to persecute the Arab public for electoral gain.

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I explicitly accuse Ben Gvir of exploiting his authority to harm and persecute the Arab public, because it serves him in his election campaign.

Additionally, a bride and groom from the south were detained by police, who claimed their wedding convoy disrupted traffic. The couple alleged Ben-Gvir used them for a "political stunt." Ben-Gvir, in response to the convoy incident, stated, "We are putting an end to wild wedd."

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used them for a political stunt.