US State Department denounces Ben Gvir for visiting extremist rabbi’s grave

By Jacob Magid

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21 November 2024, 12:33 am

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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

Itamar Ben Gvir of the Otzma Yehudit party speaks during a ceremony in Jerusalem marking the 27th anniversary of the killing of extremist rabbi Meir Kahane, November 7, 2017. The sign behind him reads, 'Kahane was right!' (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

After photos are published of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visiting the grave of extremist Rabbi Meir Kahane, the US State Department issues a statement condemning the far-right cabinet member.

“As we’ve said in previous and similar occasions, celebrating the legacy of a terrorist and a terrorist organization is abhorrent. We strongly condemn any attempt to whitewash acts of terrorism,” says a State Department spokesperson.