Ben Gvir's Provocation: A Recipe for Escalation in Holy City The images of Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel's far right minister, striding through the Al Aqsa compound with heavily armed security personnel are seared into memory.
This was no accident – it was a deliberate provocation orchestrated to coincide with Jerusalem Day celebrations.
Jerusalem Day commemorates Israel's 1967 capture of East Jerusalem, an act widely regarded as a breach of international law.