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Flotilla video: Ben-Gvir’s template of televised abuse was honed on Palestinians

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir sparked international outrage by releasing a video of security forces abusing detained foreign activists, a practice rights groups say is routinely used against Palestinians. Prime Minister Netanyahu publicly criticized Ben-Gvir, though the incident has drawn attention to the systemic abuse and normalization of violence within Israel's detention system.