Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks during a session at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026. The parliament passed a law the same day making the death penalty a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks on Israelis. Photo: OSV News/Oren Ben Hakoon, Reuters. The far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has drawn sharp criticism from Germany for his recent comments on the mass killing of Palestinians. “Ben-Gvir’s inhumane statements are diametrically opposed to Jewish values and damage Israel’s reputation,” said Josef Schuster, President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, in response to an enquiry from the Catholic…
