Ben Gvir slams ‘terror arson’ by activists for hostages; police chief urges ‘all means’ to restore order

Coalition voices are decrying the actions this morning of activists for the hostages, who have torched bins and tires in Jerusalem, damaging cars and causing residents to be evacuated, and gained access to the roof of the National Library near the Knesset.

Police say Commissioner Daniel Levy has spoken to the Jerusalem District commander and ordered him to “act with all means” to restore order.

Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who is in charge of police, goes as far as to call the incidents “terrorism.”

“The wave of terror arson this morning near the Prime Minister’s home in the Rehavia neighborhood [happened] with the backing of the criminal attorney general who wants to burn the country,” he alleges, referring to Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, who has clashed with the government and allegedly taken insufficient action against anti-government protesters.

Education Minister Yoav Kisch says that “the criminals who torched citizens’ cars know very well that this doesn’t serve the return of the hostages — only anarchy.”