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Controversial Israel National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir recently visited the United States, where he met with Jewish groups, officials and politicians for law enforcement, as well as facing several conflicts with protesters.
The critics who shout, however, do not seem to be bothered by Ben-Gvir, who was a right-wing at a young age.
Ben-Gvir talked to Fox News Digital about his visit to the US, emphasizing his trips to Mar-a-Lazla, Yale and New York. He noticed that he felt a shift in the relationship of Israel-SS from the President Donald TrumpReturns to the White House.
“Under Biden’s administration, I considered myself a persona non grata. Under Trump, I was welcomed in Mar-a-Laga and I was able to speak,” Ben-Gvir told Fox News Digital. He added that “the US president who supports us and behind us makes a difference” in war times.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives at a meeting in the cabinet at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on August 27, 2023. (Menhehem Kahana/Pool by Reat)
Trump was not the only politician to meet an Israeli firefighter. Several High profiles Republicansincluding the tail. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Claudia Tenney, Rn.y., Michael Lawler, Rn.y., and tail. Brian ointment, r-fla., Met with Ben-Gvir at Capitol Hill.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House, which was presided over by the fat, posted a photo of the chairman with Ben-Gvir and wrote that the two discussed America and Israel’s shared security interests. The grease is well versed in both US and Israeli security needs as a volunteer of the US army and former Volunteer of Israel’s defense forces (IDF).
Before meeting with Mart, Ben-Gvir had the opportunity to visit his home country where he saw something he wanted to bring with him to Israel: a culture of weapons.
Ben-Gvir has long been an advocate of a wider distribution of firearms in Israel, and while he was visiting the US, it took time to see America handling weapons. He also had the opportunity to visit an assortment of shooting and a weapon trade, which he said was “fascinating”.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, left, visits the Al-Aqsa connection, which is also known to the Jews as the Mount Temple, in the old town of Jerusalem on May 21, 2023. (Munhelet Har-Habait, Application/Temple Brochure via Reuters.)
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“I was surprised by the amount of weapons. I didn’t even reach that level,” Ben-Gvir told Fox News Digital.
He talked about the critics accused him of arming his militia, which he denies. Talking to Fox News Digital, Ben-Gvir said that the weapon he distributed in Israel “saved many lives”.
“I believe we need to learn from Americans. One of the important lessons is their weapon policy,” Ben-Gvir told Fox News Digital. “I’m not sure I would distribute weapons to the same extent, but I definitely believe in expanding approaches because citizens have the right to defend themselves.”
The culture of weapons in Israel changed from the massacre 7 October. Before the attack, Israel was strict about who had the right to acquire firearms. Before Okt. 7, firearm licenses were limited to those who live and work in highly risky areas, licensed tourist guides and those who served with the Israeli police or IDF security forces, among several other specific categories, according to a The 2019 Israeli Government website.
Israeli forces are seen among the ruins of buildings destroyed after the conflict between Israeli and Palestinian forces in Be’eri, Israel, October 13, 2023. (Nir Keidar/Anadolo via Getty Images)
From October 7thIsrael recorded an increase in reports for firearms permit. While Ben-Gvir worked on simplifying the pistol application procedure before the attack, he initiated additional reforms after the massacre. According to The Times of Israel, these reforms included changes in the demands of the military service for those seeking a license. In addition, it has expanded the requirements for fulfilling the conditions for the involvement of members of the national service who do not have criminal correspondence records, history of violence or mental health issue.
“We have to let the citizens armed as many citizens as possible. It gives people a sense of security-when someone has a weapon in their pocket, it feels safer,” Ben-Gvir told Fox News Digital.
He added that he fought for arming communities near Gaza, but said that people “didn’t listen to me. After October 7, I was proven right. It became clear how much more weapons for civil defense needed to provide.”
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However, he is proud of his work that distributes weapons in the area near Gaza and establishes a team of civil protection there. “Thank God, he works,” he said.
Amelie Botbol contributed to this report.
