Israeli minister sparks outcry with video of bound and kneeling Gaza flotilla activists
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10 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 26 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 4 lean left, 5 centre.
- ▪ The far-right Israeli minister taunting detained Gaza activists – The Latest — The Guardian — World
- ▪ Israeli security minister Ben Gvir releases footage of detained flotilla activists — Euronews
- ▪ Netanyahu scolds Israeli security minister for videos taunting flotilla activists — NPR — News
- ▪ UK condemns Israeli minister for taunting bound and kneeling Gaza flotilla activists — The Independent
- ▪ Netanyahu scolds hardline minister for releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists — The Sydney Morning Herald
- ▪ Israel Minister Taunts Pro-Palestinian Flotilla Activists in Video — NYT — World
- ▪ Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists — BBC News
- ▪ Israeli minister posts video showing detained flotilla activists bound, forced to kneel — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Israeli minister taunts detained activists from Global Sumud Flotilla in video — ABC News (Australia)
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Advertising Home Middle East Far-right Israeli minister sparks outcry with video of bound and kneeling Gaza flotilla activists Middle East Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video on Wednesday of some 430 activists detained from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, many of them bound and kneeling, accompanied by the message: "Welcome to Israel." European governments and Israeli politicians were quick to denounce the video. Issued on: 20/05/2026 - 17:06Modified: 21/05/2026 - 20:34 3 min Reading time Share By: FRANCE 24 Video by: Gabrielle Nadler To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading.
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