Israeli Official Incitement: March 2026
Israeli Official Incitement: March 2026
I. Against the Palestinian People and their National and Human Rights: Promoting Illegal Colonial Settlements and Endorsing Genocide / Forcible Transfer
Limor Sonhrmelh, MK, Jewish Power
X Platform, 3 March: “With God's help, next Purim we will need far more than a single breath to read the names of all the terrorists who have been executed. And the Jews had light and heartfelt joy. Happy Purim to every Israeli house.”[1]
Itamar Ben Gvir, Minister of National Security, Jewish Power Head
X Platform, 9 March: “Jerusalem is entitled to arms: 41 neighborhoods, 1,600 streets, and over 300,000 additional citizens enter the eligibility circle. This morning, I approved adding another 41 neighborhoods in Jerusalem[2] as eligibility areas for a personal firearm license, as part of the continued expansion of the firearms reform that I am leading. The decision is made based on the understanding that a weapon in the hands of responsible citizens is an important component in strengthening personal security and the initial response capability to terrorism and crime incidents. (…) As a result of the decision, over 300,000 additional citizens in Jerusalem will be eligible to apply for a personal firearm license and enter the eligibility circle. The new neighborhoods join additional neighborhoods in Jerusalem and dozens of settlements across the country that have already been defined as eligibility areas under the firearms reform. (…) This is a continuation of the policy that I have been leading since taking office to strengthen the personal security of Israeli citizens. Since the expansion of the firearms reform, over 240,000 citizens have already received a personal firearm license, an unprecedented number. (…)”
Amichai Shilo, an extreme right-wing activist
X Platform, 10 March: “Hagit’s exciting report[3] reminds me of what they should have done here to add a caravan a few years ago. They would have built it in the field at night so that it would be difficult to demolish legally. The situation we’ve reached, where it’s possible to transport caravans in broad daylight in the West Bank, is a tremendous blessing. We must be grateful to all those involved, from Smotrich and Israel Katz to Avi Bluth (OC of the Central Command in the Israeli army, under whose authority is the occupied West Bank).”
Tzvika Foghel, MK, Jewish Power
X Platform, 10 March: “Coming soon.[4]” Tzvika’s voice on tape says: “A terrorist who took off to kill a Jew will not get imprisonment in good conditions. He shall not be included in a hostage deal, nor shall he dream of being released alive. His imprisonment will be very short because whoever thought to engage in terror should know they would pay the price.”
Itamar Ben Gvir, Minister of National Security, Jewish Power Head
X Platform, 11 March: “Whoever incites, whoever supports terrorism, whoever sprays flags of the enemy,[5] will encounter the heavy hand of the Israel Police. This is my policy, and I commend the police officers for their determined implementation of it in the field.”
Limor Sonhrmelh, MK, Jewish Power
X Platform, 11 March: “I commend the dramatic policy change and the decision to move to sampling of up to 100% of the agricultural produce imported from the PA – a direct and important step that came in the wake of the discussion I initiated on the matter! My principled stance has been and remains: the State of Israel should not import agricultural goods from the terrorist authority.[6] But until we get there, this is the right and necessary step – full sampling and holding the goods in warehouses until lab results are received. It’s a great shame that until today, the system preferred the livelihood of our enemies over the health of Israeli citizens, and I hope that this decision, which comes after the discussion I initiated in the Health Committee, proves that this reckless approach is now changing. I promise to continue to follow closely, supervise, and ensure that the new policy is fully implemented in the field and not just left as empty talk in the air.”
Tzvi Succot, MK, Religious Zionism Party
X Platform, 11 March: “Five years ago, I carried our Talia, then 7 years old, to plant trees on Mount Ebal[7]. I asked her to remember the planting, and that one day a Jewish settlement would rise here, and we would always pray to be among the dreamers. In those days, it was possible to reach the mountain only a few times a year with a military escort. Blessed be this morning—a settlement has risen on Mount Ebal! We were like dreamers.”
Tzvi Succot, MK, Religious Zionism Party
X Platform, 12 March: “I very much welcome the decision of the Military Attorney General to close the investigation file against our warrior from the Force 100 in the Sde Timan field.[8] I'm glad that I merited being, from the very first moment, on the right side of history against everyone who tried to please the world through biased investigations. Our reserve fighters are the most precious thing the State of Israel has, and we will not allow anyone to harm them. The truth wins in the end.”
PM Benyamin Netanyahu, Likud Party Chair
X Platform, 12 March: “The blood libel known as the 'Sde Timan Affair' against the warriors of Force 100, which has damaged Israel's reputation in the world in an unprecedented manner, has reached its end.[9] It is unacceptable that it took so much time to close the case that was handled criminally against IDF warriors who confront the worst of our enemies. The State of Israel must pursue its enemies, not its heroic warriors.”
Itamar Ben Gvir, Minister of National Security, Jewish Power Head
X Platform, 20 March: “At the conclusion of the quietest Ramadan month in the past decade,[10] a great appreciation is extended to the officers of the Israel Police, Yamam fighters,[11] and Border Guard, who operated around the clock during a complex period of war. Thanks to the Creator of the Universe for the divine providence, and thanks to His emissaries, the Israel Police officers, for their determined and professional work in preventing attacks and safeguarding the security of Israel's citizens. I will continue to stand behind you, to strengthen, support, and provide you with all the tools to accomplish your mission and maintain security.”
Itamar Ben Gvir, Minister of National Security, Jewish Power Head
X Platform, 22 March: “The incitement department in the police was established at the request of the police and has been operating since the beginning of the war to identify inciters to terrorism on social networks to arrest them immediately. The department is one of the significant factors behind the dramatic decrease in attacks, and, as a direct result, this year's Ramadan was the quietest in the last decade. Therefore, the implication is that the Attorney General wants attacks in Israel to intensify. The blood of the murdered attack victims will be on her hands directly.”[12]
Yitzik Kroizer, MK, Jewish Force Party
X Platform, 23 March: “During the last Ramadan month, we saw that it’s possible to do things differently.[13] The reality we knew for years, with almost built-in tension, is not a decree of fate. It depends on the way we choose to manage, set boundaries, and enforce them. I wish to express my appreciation to the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, for a clear and determined line that neither wavers nor apologizes. A consistent policy with zero tolerance for breaches of order creates real deterrence—and we saw the results in the field. A big thank you to Israel Police officers, to the YSAM[14] fighters, and to the Border Guard forces, who worked days and nights with dedication, professionalism, and determination to safeguard the security of Israel’s citizens.”
II. Against Palestinian Citizens of Israel and Israelis Opposed to the Occupation
Yitzik Kroizer, MK, Jewish Force Party
X Platform, 1 March: “The Cassif-Odeh Brotherly alliance. While our heroic warriors fight with valor to defend the country, they choose to slander them and echo the enemy's propaganda. It's time to send them to their friends in Iran.”[15]
Itamar Ben Gvir, Minister of National Security, Jewish Power Head
X Platform, 2 March: “This is Khaled Kabboub, a Supreme Court Justice. In the midst of the war, he decided to release from detention a terrorist who had decided to join ISIS and carry out an attack. Does anyone doubt which side he's on in this war?”[16]
III. Against the United Nations, the EU, and International Organizations
Danny Danon, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN
X Platform, 24 March: “Francesca Albanese, the UN rapporteur who has participated in conferences with Hamas leaders and has been acting systematically against the State of Israel for a long time, claimed that Israel is creating a 'torture environment' outside the walls of prisons.[17] Albanese continues to prove that she has no interest in human rights but rather in spreading false claims against Israel, and she does so, among other things, by recycling baseless accusations. I have appealed to the UN spokesperson, demanding an immediate halt to her use of the UN’s communication channels to echo her lies!”
[1] Referring to the death penalty law targeting Palestinian prisoners, which extreme right-wing Knesset members had been promoting until it was ratified on 30 March 2026.
[2] Ben Gvir continued bragging about the steps he took in the Ministry of National Security, expanding the rules for the acquisition of firearms by Israelis living in Jerusalem, noting that 240,000 Israelis in Jerusalem already hold such licenses, and another 300,000 are on their way to receive similar licenses.
[3] Referring to a post by Hagit Ofran of Peace Now, who published on X Platform a photo of a pre-fabricated house monitored while being moved to an existing colonial settlement in the occupied West Bank.)
[4] Referring to a video filmed in one of Israel’s prisons showing empty rooms and cells, while the writing on the photo says: “We are in 2027 and the prison cells are empty of terrorists because the Jewish Power Party passed the death penalty law against them.”
[5] Ben Gvir refers to every Palestinian who resists the Israeli occupation as “terrorists.”
[6] Beyond the financial strangulation of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) by Israel’s Finance Ministry, MK Limor Son advocates a total boycott of Palestinian agricultural produce from the occupied West Bank.
[7] One of two mountains around Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. In this context, MK Succot is expressing satisfaction at the Israeli government’s lenient and permissive stance toward expanding existing colonial settlements and establishing new ones.
[8] The Israeli soldier charged with tormenting Palestinian prisoners at the Sde Timan detention camp, whose actions — along with those of his fellow soldiers — sparked international outcry and condemnation, particularly after details of sexual abuse and inhumane torture of Palestinian prisoners emerged worldwide.
[9] Netanyahu’s comment on the military attorney general’s decision to close the Sde Timan file, a move that stirred international condemnation)
[10] Ben Gvir is boasting about his decision to keep the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound closed throughout the holy month of Ramadan, beginning on 28 February. The closure was nearly unprecedented, with no Muslim worshippers permitted entry.
[11] A special forces unit within the Israeli Police.
[12] Referring to Gali Baharav Mi’ara, the government’s Attorney General, whose career and position are threatened by the extreme right, who want to oust her from her job as part of Netanyahu’s legal coup against the state institutions.
[13] Commenting on a press report that said, “For the first time since 2013, Ramadan passed without Israelis getting killed.”
[14] Another special forces unit within the Israeli Police.
[15] Commenting on a photo of MK’s Ayman Odeh and Ofer Cassif of the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality embracing each other in one of their meetings.
[16] Commenting on the High Court Judge's ruling to release the suspect, a 16-year-old juvenile, to house arrest instead of detaining him in jail.