From the Liveblog of
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Ben Gvir slams Brothers in Arms for ‘stirring up fratricidal war’ and dividing Israeli society
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir condemns the Brothers in Arms movement as a “provocation organization” that is “engaged time and time again in stirring up fratricidal war and the division of Israeli society.”
The far-right minister’s statement comes after dozens of members of the protest group staged a demonstration inside Jerusalem’s ultra-Orthodox Mea Shearim neighborhood, calling for Haredim to be drafted to the IDF.
Police were deployed to keep the protesters and local ultra-Orthodox residents apart as water and eggs were thrown from nearby buildings.
“Those who led a campaign of refusal before 7/10, and now continue the tradition of provocation and hatred, are the last to pretend to care about Israel’s security,” Ben Gvir declares.
