Ben-Gvir: 'I would be happy to carry out the death sentence'

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said at a conference that he would be happy to personally carry out the death sentence against a terrorist. He also accused Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti of trying to influence Israeli elections through Arab parties in order to restore previous prison conditions.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir spoke at a national security conference organized by Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth in partnership with INSS. He stated that he would be 'very happy to carry out the death sentence against a terrorist,' commenting on the law on capital punishment for terrorists. Additionally, Ben-Gvir referred to a report by the Israel Prison Service (SHABAS) according to which Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti is trying to influence Israeli elections. In the minister's view, Barghouti, through his lawyers, is urging Arab parties to unite in order to restore previous detention conditions, including chocolate, jams, and academic education. Ben-Gvir called this information verified.