Milan, 3 May (LaPresse) – At his 50th birthday party held on Saturday evening, Israeli Minister of National Security and ultra-nationalist Itamar Ben Gvir was presented with a three-tiered cake topped with a golden noose. The Times of Israel reports this, noting that it is a reference to the controversial law imposing the death penalty on Palestinians accused of terrorism, a law supported by Ben Gvir and his party Otzma Yehudit and passed by the Knesset in March. The bottom tier of the cake depicted two guns pointed at a map of Israel, which included Gaza and the West Bank, representing his controversial firearms policies, which have been significantly relaxed during his tenure as minister. The Times of Israel adds that images from the party show that Ben Gvir’s wife, Ayala, also gave him another, smaller birthday cake, also decorated with a large image of a noose. The text around the noose read: “Congratulations to Minister Ben Gvir. Sometimes dreams come true.”
Israel: Birthday cake with a noose for Minister Ben Gvir
Milan, 3 May (LaPresse) – At his 50th birthday party held on Saturday evening, Israeli Minister of National Security and ultra-nationalist Itamar Ben Gvir was presented with a three-tiered cake topped with a golden noose. The Times of Israel reports this, noting that it is a reference to the controversial law imposing the death penalty on Palestinians accused of terrorism, a law supported by Ben Gvir and his party Otzma Yehudit and passed by the Knesset in March. The bottom tier of the cake depicted two guns pointed at a map of Israel, which included Gaza and the West Bank, representing his controversial firearms policies, which have been significantly relaxed during his tenure as minister. The Times of Israel adds that images from the party show that Ben Gvir’s wife, Ayala, also gave him another, smaller birthday cake, also decorated with a large image of a noose. The text around the noose read: “Congratulations to Minister Ben Gvir. Sometimes dreams come true.”
