Netanyahu rebukes Israeli security minister after video shows degrading treatment of Gaza flotilla activists

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Source: CBS/AP

Netanyahu rebukes Israeli security minister after video shows degrading treatment of Gaza flotilla activists

Updated on: May 20, 2026 / 1:36 PM EDT / CBS/AP

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a rare rebuke to his national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, after videos emerged online showing Ben-Gvir's treatment of pro-Palestinian flotilla activists.

The clip, posted by Ben-Gvir, shows him mocking activists as they're corralled in the custody of Israeli security personnel.

The far-right government minister, who has been sanctioned by U.S. allies for inciting violence against Palestinians, is seen in one clip that he posted walking among some of the approximately 430 detained Sumud Global Flotilla activists with police and soldiers. The government minister can be seen waving a large Israeli flag and tells some of the activists, "Welcome to Israel, we are the landlords."

One handcuffed activist seen in a video shouting "Free Palestine" as Ben-Gvir walks past is immediately pushed to the ground by security personnel.

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Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/netanyahu-rebukes-israeli-minister-after-video-shows-degrading-treatment-of-gaza-flotilla-activists/

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1. He SAYS something, but DOES nothing

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2. not his orders. wink wink, nudge nudge.

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3. Two Humboldt Residents Detained as Israeli Military Intercepts Global Sumud Flotilla -- Again

Here is a link of people from Humboldt County on this and past flotillas. The Beaver brothers are from my zip code but I do not know them. There are many links in this photo essay and links to four earlier photo essays from Redhead Blackbelt.

Two Humboldt Residents Detained as Israeli Military Intercepts Global Sumud Flotilla — Again

The phone call never came.

Silas Beaver had reached out just 24 hours before we believe he was captured by the Israeli military on May 18, as we tried to coordinate a long-distance interview. “Hey …let’s do something asap,” he wrote on May 17, as the sailboat the Humboldt County resident was on sailed toward Gaza’s territorial waters. “We’re getting to the point where we could be scooped up anytime. Again.”

Now Silas Beaver is in Israeli custody – his location and condition unknown.

But he’s not alone. Somewhere within the group of over 400 of civilian volunteers taken from 50 different vessels caught in the Israeli Navy’s flotilla dragnet through international waters, is another Humboldt County man– Greg Terry, of Arcata.

A Second Interception in International Waters

Link to photo essay: https://kymkemp.com/2026/05/19/two-humboldt-residents-detained-as-israeli-military-intercepts-global-sumud-flotilla-again/