Through Platform X, Israeli Minister Orders Purchase Of 10 Thousand Weapons To Be Distributed To Jewish Settlements

JAKARTA - Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who was convicted of a racism and supporting terrorist organizations' case, wants to drag people into civil war by arming Jewish settlers in the West Bank.

Although the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip has continued since October 7, there is another danger where the attacks of Jewish settlers armed by the Israeli government against Palestinians in the West Bank will turn into civil war.

Israel's right-wing National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has been charged with 53 cases and convicted of "cases of racism and supporting terrorist organizations" now he is known as an authorized official arming civilians in the West Bank.

According to information gathered by Anadolu, despite being convicted in the past, Ben-Gvir has called on Israelis to carry weapons and he has also made it easier to provide weapons to residents since he took office.

In a post on October 23, Ben-Gvir called on Israeli women to arm themselves,

"We have formed 496 reserve units across the country since the beginning of the war, we will continue to arm residents and form reserve armed units," he said.

On October 10, Ben-Gvir announced on platform X that he had ordered the purchase of more than 10,000 weapons to be distributed in Jewish settlements near the Gaza Strip and the territory where Arabs and Israelis live together.

Following Ben Gvir's move to arm Israeli civilians, and distribute long-barreled weapons purchased by his ministry to civilians, Israel conducted an evaluation that the potential threat of civil war in the country had increased.

Ben-Gvir, known for his anti-Arab sentiment since youth, prompted acts of violence before the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who signed the Oslo Agreement in 1995 to end the conflict with Palestine.

"We reached the car, we will reach Rabin too," he said in an interview.

He was once a member of the racist "Kah" movement founded by hotspot Meir Kahane, which Israel has banned and designated a terrorist organization by the United States (US).

Ben-Gvir mendukung anggota Kah Baruch Goldstein, yang melakukan pembunuhan massal dengan membakat jamaah Muslim di Masjid Ibrahim di kota Hebron pada 1994.

The Israeli minister of the far-right group said in a program he attended when he was the Youth Coordinator of the Kah organization, Arab went to Arab countries, Jews to the Zion Region

Ben-Gvir hung a photo of Goldstein in his living room and called it a "hero".

Ben-Gvir, who was released from military service for a radical understanding, was convicted of racism and supported terrorist organizations in 2007.

On October 14, 2022, Ben-Gvir raided the Sheikh Jarrah area of East Jerusalem with several Jewish settlers, and pointed a gun at Palestinians in the area and threatened them.

He was convicted of "instigating racism" but became the minister in charge of law enforcement in Israel.

Itamar Ben-Gvir, leader of the Jewish Power Party, one of the far-right allies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, won a major victory in the 2022 election despite racist actions and radical ideas and being the Minister of National Security responsible for security forces.

The appointment of former convict Ben-Gvir as the ministry responsible for law enforcement has received reactions inside and outside Israel.

Haaretz, one of Israel's most popular mass media, published headlines after Netanyahu's cabinet announcement: "Kahanism has won. Israel is now moving towards a far-right, religious and authoritarian revolution."

Ben-Gvir, known for pushing for acts of violence committed by Jewish settlers in occupied Jerusalem, is referred to as "a murder lawyer", "a demon lawyer" and "convict" because he is known for defending Jewish settlers and terror suspects in Jerusalem.

He is known for his hostility towards the Arabs and calls for Palestinians to be exiled to Arab countries so that only Jews remain in Israel.

After an Israeli soldier shot and killed an unarmed Palestinian youth on December 2, 2022, Ben-Gvir told the army; "Very good, thorough, I am happy. You have respected us all and done the tasks given to you."