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Sunday, May 28, 2023
Ben Gvir said he plans to oversee cops at Jerusalem Pride parade, which he had protested
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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir reportedly plans to be on hand to monitor police operations during the Jerusalem Pride parade later this week, which the far-right leader has protested in the past.
According to Channel 13 news, Ben Gvir intends to visit the mobile police command center and get a tour of the area from officers.
The network says that Bentzi Gopstein, the head of the anti-miscegenation Lehava group and longtime Ben Gvir ally, plans to demonstrate against the parade, which the two had previously done together.
Organizers of the event have called for Ben Gvir to be kept away, noting his involvement in counter-protests and role as the attorney for the brother of a man who murdered teenager Shira Banki at the 2015 march, who was arrested a year later on suspicion of plotting a similar attack.
The Times of Israel Community.