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Israel: Video of security minister taunting flotilla activists sparks outrage

France24 · · 244 words · By Video by Ciara BOULMAN
Human rights/activism International condemnation of Israeli security conduct
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“Israel's security minister sparked outrage at home and abroad after he showed himself taunting activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla bound and forced to their knees following their arrest by Israeli troops.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video taunting activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla who were handcuffed and kneeling on the ground.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel Defense Forces intercept Global Sumud Flotilla en route to Gaza – video. The Israeli foreign minister, Gideon Saar, launched a more scathing personal attack on the minister.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/20/israeli-securi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel's ambassadors to the countries were summoned after far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video showing himself taunting activists, external kneeling on the ground with t…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyp32weyn8o
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web search NEUTRAL — "Israel's Foreign Minister is expected to understand that Israel has stopped being a pushover," he continued. "Anyone who comes to our territory to support terrorism and identify with Hamas will get s…
https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/21/netanyahu-speaks-out-aft…
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“Foreign ministers from many countries have denounced a "monstrous" treatment”
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While evidence shows that foreign ministers (such as France's Jean-Noel Barrot) denounced the actions as 'unacceptable' and other nations summoned envoys, the specific quote 'monstrous' is not present in the provided evidence. The claim overstates the specific wording used by foreign ministers.
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web search NEUTRAL — French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot also denounced Ben-Gvir’s actions as “unacceptable”, calling for the release of French citizens “as soon as possible”.Israeli forces have intercepted multiple …
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/20/at-least-87-gaza-ai…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hamas political bureau member Bassem Naim denounced the assault as “state terrorism and systematic undermining of the entire international order.” The interception marks the second such attack on the …
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/05/19/768891/10-countries…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail from Turkey last week in the latest attempt by activists to breach Israel's blockade of the Palestinian territory.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/20/italys-pm-melo…
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“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denounced actions "not in line with Israel's values".”
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While one search result title mentions 'Netanyahu rebukes Israeli security minister', the provided snippets do not contain the specific quote 'not in line with Israel's values'. Another snippet shows Netanyahu defending the action by saying those supporting terrorism 'will get slapped'. There is no evidence in the provided text confirming the specific phrase attributed to him in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel, [a] officially the State of Israel, [b] is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, to the east, and Egypt to the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
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web search NEUTRAL — News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — 18 hours ago · Italy and France have summoned the Israeli ambassadors in their respective capitals after Itamar Ben-Gvir, his national security minister, posted the video.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/netanyahu-rebukes-israeli-minis…
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