UN condemns Israeli minister for taunting Palestinian prisoner

National security minister Itamar Ben Gvir published a video on Friday last week showing him confronting Marwan Barghouti

UN spokesperson: ‘The minister’s behavior and the publication of the footage constitute an attack on Barghouti’s dignity’

August 19, 2025 10:32

GENEVA: The UN’s human rights office on Tuesday condemned a far-right Israeli minister for taunting a Palestinian prisoner in his cell and sharing the footage online.