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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and his wife “need a psychiatrist immediately,” Arab Knesset member Ahmad Tibi said Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reports. Tibi’s remarks came in response to Ben-Gvir receiving from his wife a birthday cake decorated with a “noose,” in celebration of a law on the execution of Palestinian prisoners advanced by the minister’s far-right Otzma Yehudit party. “I must use my additional profession as a doctor, even though this case is not my specialty, this family urgently needs a psychiatrist immediately,” Tibi told Israel’s 103 FM radio. “These two individuals (Ben-Gvir and his wife) are psychologically disturbed, but this psychological condition will find supporters in Israeli society,” he added. “Usually, people wish for a better future and love […]
