At the same time, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said in an interview: “I still think spitting at Christians is not a criminal case. I think we need to act on it through instruction and education. Not everything justifies an arrest.”
Speaking to Army Radio, the minister in charge of police added: “It is deserving of every condemnation. It should be stopped. I asked Rabbi Dov Lior, he said it was immoral and wrong. We’re against it. But let’s stop slandering Israel. We’re all brothers, we’re all of the same people.”
Before entering politics, Ben Gvir in the past justified spitting toward Christians as “an ancient Jewish custom.”
In an incident that was widely condemned, several people, including children, were filmed on Monday spitting at Christian pilgrims. READ MORE