- Ben-Gvir's AI-generated campaign video depicted Palestinian prisoners on a conveyor belt, which was removed after receiving over 4 million views.
- Netanyahu has urged Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, and Winter to form a joint bloc to avoid falling below the 3.25% electoral threshold necessary to enter the parliament.
- With two months until elections, the far-right political landscape is becoming increasingly crowded, with parties running separate campaigns and making more radical statements.
- Ben-Gvir has long insisted that the detention conditions of Palestinian security prisoners should be reduced to the 'minimum provided for by law.'
- Smotrich openly advocates for expanding Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and claims the possibility of a Palestinian state has been destroyed.
- Smotrich's campaign includes the 'Yes. Judaizing!' program, which aims to change the demographic balance in the Negev and Galilee.
- Ofer Winter launched the 'Your People – Israel' party, declaring there will never be a Palestinian state and suggesting emigration as a solution for Gaza.
- Yoseph Haddad, the party's number two, aims to become Minister of Public Diplomacy and the first Arab member of the Security Cabinet.
- Moshe Feiglin's Identity party promotes the destruction of Gaza and the 'voluntary' emigration of Palestinians.
As Israel's elections draw near, far-right parties are ramping up anti-Palestinian rhetoric, with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at the forefront. His recent AI-generated video depicting Palestinian prisoners, which received over 4 million views before being removed, exemplifies this trend.
Ben-Gvir's video shows prisoners in brown uniforms moving along a conveyor belt, initially appearing well-fed but emerging exhausted and dejected. The post, stating, “We promised – we delivered,” was taken down after sparking outrage.
The political landscape is crowded with far-right factions, including Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who advocates for expanding Israeli settlements and has declared that the possibility of a Palestinian state is “destroyed.” His campaign includes the “Yes. Judaizing!” program, aimed at altering the demographic balance in areas with significant Arab populations.
Retired Brigadier General Ofer Winter's party promotes the idea that “There will never be a Palestinian state here,” while Moshe Feiglin's Identity party calls for the destruction of Gaza and the “voluntary” emigration of Palestinians.10
With two months until the elections, the competition among these parties is intensifying, as they vie for the same right-wing electorate. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged them to unite to avoid losing votes, but they continue to pursue separate, increasingly extreme campaigns.3
Political parties must secure 3.25% of the vote to enter parliament, and those that fail will see their votes discarded, heightening the stakes for these far-right factions.
“Netanyahu warns that if any party falls below the 3.25% electoral threshold, the right-wing risks losing the election, and he has publicly pleaded with Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, and Winter to unite as one bloc. So far, they are running separate campaigns, with Smotrich's 'Yes. Judaizing!' plan aiming to relocate a million Jewish residents and establish 40 new communities.”
Межа. Новини України.
