MK Itamar Ben Gvir questioned by police over armed December standoff

MK Itamar Ben-Gvir (front), head of the Jewish extremist Otzma Yehudit party, with Bentzi Goptein, head of the extreme-right Lehava group, in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem, on May 6, 2021. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
MK Itamar Ben-Gvir (front), head of the Jewish extremist Otzma Yehudit party, with Bentzi Goptein, head of the extreme-right Lehava group, in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem, on May 6, 2021. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

Religious Zionism MK Itamar Ben Gvir is questioned by police about an incident in December, police say.

In the incident, Ben Gvir pulled a gun on Arab security guards in a parking lot in Tel Aviv during a dispute over a parking spot.

Police say the investigation is ongoing.

Ben Gvir, one of the most incendiary lawmakers in the Knesset, has several prior criminal convictions and is noted for his heated exchanges and regular clashes.

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