Marwan Barghouti, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and the Israeli need to humiliate – Mondoweiss

Itamar Ben-Gvir staged his attempted humiliation of Marwan Barghouti with the precision of a political set-piece. Entering the prison flanked by cameras, the Israeli National Security Minister confronted the imprisoned Palestinian Fatah leader in his cell, issuing a blunt threat that those who harm Israel will be “wiped out.” 

The scene was later broadcast on Ben-Gvir’s social media. Barghouti, gaunt yet composed, appeared as both a captive and a symbol, his mere presence…