Israeli Youth Lead Turn to the Far Right as Violence Increases
Ben Gvir promises freer hand for soldiers and police
Itamar Ben Gvir at the Knesset in Jerusalem, Israel, on Nov. 15.
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Yehuda Bar used to vote for Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, but after serving in the military in the occupied West Bank, he switched this election to Itamar Ben Gvir, a far-right politician.
“I voted for him because of security,” said Bar, 23. “Maybe he’s extreme, maybe he’s a racist, but from what I’ve seen, he stands by what he believes in.”