The Minister of Internal Security Itamar Ben-Gvir was accosted by Jihadist supporting protestors at Yale university and instead of backing down he turned around and flashed the victory sign with his fingers at them
They of course reacted in an uproar, just as Minister Ben-Gvir assumed they would.
Why is this altercation important? Since the beginning of the war anti-Israel antisemites have bullied Jewish students across the country. These students have had very little recourse aside from holding vigils, speaking to congressmen, and suing the schools. What Minister Ben-Gvir did was to show them in a real physical way - not to back down. This approach is truly the only real approach in dealing with these sorts of people.
In reality none of these kaffiyeh wearing faux terrorist supporters have ever met a Jew like Itamar Ben-Gvir. He is not “white” and not afraid to deal these sorts of people. Those of us who live near him in Kiryat Arba/Hebron know the neighbors we have. They aren’t school students pretending to be Hamas supporters – our neighbors are real Hamas members. Living near them changes a person - toughens them up and gives a clear reality based approach to life.
