National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir calls for the death penalty to be imposed on terrorists during a speech to bereaved families of slain police officers.
“We will continue to build up the Prison Service to be powerful and firm,” he says during the police Memorial Day ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, adding that on his watch, the agency has already “changed all the conditions for imprisoned terrorists.”
“May it be that we achieve a death penalty law for terrorists,” the far-right leader says.
He continues, saying that he will “continue to give backing to police” as national security minister.
Ben Gvir returned yesterday evening from a trip to the US that he cut short by a day, apparently in order to take part in Memorial Day ceremonies.
Police chief Daniel Levy is also in attendance.
After Ben Gvir speaks, he, Levy and other senior cops go up to place wreaths for fallen members of internal security forces.
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