8 olives sent Ben Gvir on an emergency trip - "Come all of you"

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said in an interview with Channel 14 that on the fast of the 17th of Tammuz, he received a photo from a guard at Ktziot Prison showing a meal tray with eight olives instead of six. He then drove three hours south, summoned the top prison service officials, and emphasized that his message is that governance begins with olives – terrorists must not receive a single olive beyond the legal minimum.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir recounted in an interview with Channel 14 an unusual incident that occurred on the fast of the 17th of Tammuz. According to him, a guard at Ktziot Prison in the south sent him a photo of a meal tray containing eight olives instead of six – a deviation from the standard amount given to imprisoned terrorists. Ben Gvir, who was at home at the time, immediately decided to embark on a three-hour drive to the prison, forgoing the breaking of the fast. Upon arrival, the Prison Service commissioner, the district commander, and the prison commander were present, believing it was a serious failure. Ben Gvir showed them the photo and said: "Don't you get it? Eight olives instead of six?" He said he was sure one of them thought he was "completely crazy," but he stressed: "Governance begins with olives." The message he conveyed to the system is that terrorists will not receive a single olive beyond the legal minimum. The article presents Ben Gvir as someone who pays attention to small details and demonstrates governance, using colloquial language and a personal story.