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Wednesday, March 9, 2022
‘Alliance of hate’: Coalition MK blasts Pence for meeting with Ben Gvir and Marzel
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Meretz MK Mossi Raz tears into former US vice president Mike Pence who, touring the West Bank city of Hebron today with a group of settler leaders, was greeted by far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir and banned would-be Knesset member Baruch Marzel.
“Today Mike Pence met with Baruch Marzel & Itamar Ben-Gvir who have worked for years to cleanse the old center of Hebron of its Palestinian population,” Raz tweets. Marzel was barred from running in Knesset elections due to previous incitement to violence.
“This alliance of hate demands that we strengthen the progressive alliance for justice and freedom on both sides of the Atlantic,” Raz adds.
Update: The Times of Israel was told Thursday that Pence did not tour with Ben Gvir and Marzel, but rather that they greeted him at their initiative during his visit.
The Times of Israel Community.