‘Attempt to satisfy ICJ’ – Israeli state prosecutor wants to charge Ben-Gvir with incitement

By Palestine Chronicle Staff

The investigation is reportedly being seen as “an attempt to convince the International Court of Justice to hold Israeli officials accountable for such remarks.”

Israeli State Attorney Amit Aisman intends to open a criminal investigation against National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for inciting violence against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, The Times of Israel reports.

The newspaper quoted public broadcaster Kan as saying on Tuesday that “none of the officials involved believe the investigation will lead to an indictment, let alone a conviction, especially in light of Ben Gvir’s parliamentary immunity.”

The report says the investigation is seen as “an attempt to convince the International Court of Justice to hold Israeli officials accountable for such remarks.”

The far-right minister is known for his inflammatory comments about the Palestinian people, including remarking in November that “When we say Hamas should be destroyed, we also mean those who celebrate it, those who support it, and those who hand out candy — they are all terrorists and they too should be destroyed.”

The report stated that South Africa relied on this comment and other comments in its case before the ICJ.

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“He won’t succeed”

“Unbelievable!” Ben-Gvir he stated on Tuesday in response to X’s message. “Instead of the Shin Bet and the State Prosecutor taking targeted countermeasures in Gaza, they are trying to take targeted countermeasures against the minister in Israel. This attempt will not succeed.”

The Security Minister has also called for the deportation and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, telling a march in May, “We must return to Gaza immediately! We are going home!” and calling for “voluntary migration” of the enclave’s population.

He recently ordered the introduction of “minimal rights” for thousands of Palestinian prisoners, including reduced food rations, saying they were “deterrents” to “terrorist acts.” He also ordered the removal of electrical appliances from prison cells and a “drastic reduction” in the time spent in showers.

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‘Headshot’

He also repeated his call for the death penalty for prisoners as “a much simpler solution to the problem of overcrowding in Israeli prisons.”

On Sunday, he said in a video that “prisoners should be shot in the head instead of giving them more food.”

Released prisoners have testified to abuse and torture at the hands of Israeli soldiers, including starvation, sleep deprivation, beatings and rape.

Ben-Gvir was previously convicted of at least eight charges, including supporting a terrorist organization and inciting racism against Palestinians.

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More than 37,000 dead

Israel, currently on trial at the International Court of Justice for genocide against the Palestinians, has been waging a devastating war in the Gaza Strip since October 7.

According to the Gaza Health Ministry, 37,925 Palestinians have been killed and 87,141 injured. In addition, at least 11,000 people are missing, presumed to have died under the rubble of their homes across the Strip.

Israeli authorities say 1,200 soldiers and civilians died in flooding at the Al-Aqsa Mosque on October 7. Israeli media have published reports suggesting that many Israelis died that day as a result of “friendly fire.”

Palestinian and international organizations say most of those killed and injured are women and children.

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The Israeli war led to a severe famine, mainly in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the death of many Palestinians, mostly children.

The Israeli aggression also led to the forcible displacement of nearly two million people from across the Gaza Strip. The vast majority of those displaced were forced to flee the densely populated southern city of Rafah, near the border with Egypt, in the largest mass Palestinian exodus since the Nakba in 1948.

Later in the war, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians began to move from the south to central Gaza, constantly seeking safety.

(Chronicle of Palestine)