Thursday, 5 January 2023 — Jonathan Cook
By visiting Al-Aqsa, the Jewish Power leader showed he has the whip hand – and there are surely more provocations up his sleeve
Middle East Eye – 5 January 2023
Israel’s new national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, lost no time in demonstrating who is boss. On Tuesday, days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government was sworn in, the ultra-nationalist politician marched straight in to the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in the occupied Old City of Jerusalem – probably the most incendiary site in the Middle East.
Priti Patel (left), who was UK Home Secretary, and Duncan Lewis (right), who was director of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO)




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