Palestinian Legislative Council member Mustafa Barghouti accused Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of ordering that images showing widespread destruction in Gaza be displayed inside Israeli prisons.
In a video Barghouti shared on X, Ben-Gvir can be seen pointing to one of the images and explaining its purpose. “This is what they have to see in the morning when they go out for their yard hour. One of them, I think here (pointing), that’s his house,” Ben-Gvir says in the clip.
Barghouti claimed the photos were intended to “intimidate Palestinian hostages and political prisoners.”
Reports from Israeli media in February revealed that Palestinian inmates who were released as part of a previous hostage deal were also shown a three-minute video illustrating the extent of destruction in the Gaza Strip. The video was produced by the IDF in coordination with the Israel Prison Service.
During a recent prison visit, Ben-Gvir confronted Barghouti directly and issued a blunt warning. “Whoever messes with Israel – we will wipe him out,” Ben-Gvir told him. He added, “You will not defeat us, whoever messes with the people of Israel, whoever murders our children and women – we will wipe him out. You need to know this, it’s been like this throughout history.”
Following the encounter, the Palestinian Authority condemned Ben-Gvir’s statements, calling his actions a dangerous escalation. “The Palestinian Authority’s Foreign Ministry condemns the raid by extremist Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on the cell of commander Marwan al-Barghouti, directly threatening him. This is an unprecedented provocation and organized state terrorism,” the PA’s statement declared.
Ben-Gvir dismissed the criticism and stood firmly by his words, making it clear he had no regrets. “I will repeat my words again and again without apologizing: anyone who messes with the people of Israel, anyone who murders our children, anyone who murders our women – we will wipe him out. With God’s help,” he said.
And Hamas shows pictures of starved Israeli languishing in Gaza. Barghouti is a thug hoodlum, ignore him.
This is why Israel should execute Palestinian terrorists instead of giving them lifetime imprisonment.
Sooooooo?! Boo hoo. What do YOUR jailers do to jailed Israelis?
Are Jews the same as Hamas? Maybe some are trying hard. For shame. Yiddin don’t behave this way. But a rodef who goes onto the Har Habayis and incites Arabs does.
Are you kidding do you have a problem with demoralizing the Arab murderers they are evil personified and deserve to be tortured to death so stop whining
they are reshaim gemurim but its not up to us to kill all the reshaim. however their rishus is on par with the nazis and therefore the israeli constitution (well its called the “basic laws”) would allow their execution as nazis