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      Itamar Ben-Gvir

      'What Color Shirts'? Far-Right Ben-Gvir to Get Control Over Israeli National Guard

      The former head of Israel's police accused the national security minister of "dismantling Israeli democracy" and "turning Israel into a dictatorship."

      Brett Wilkins
      Mar 27, 2023

      Democracy defenders on Monday sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's agreement to place the country's National Guard under the control of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right extremist who has advocated the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

      Netanyahu's move is in exchange for a promise from Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party to remain in the prime minister's governing coalition despite an earlier threat to exit if Netanyahu delayed a highly controversial judicial overhaul. Facing massive street protests and a general strike by the nation's largest trade union, Netanyahu agreed on Monday to postpone the legislation until April or early May.

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