{"id":721,"date":"2026-06-29T22:09:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=721"},"modified":"2026-06-29T22:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:09:18","slug":"hind-rajab-foundation-asks-us-to-arrest-ben-gvir-during-ny-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=721","title":{"rendered":"Hind Rajab Foundation Asks US to Arrest Ben-Gvir During NY Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- begin partial\/series-card --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><i><span>Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, <\/span><\/i><i><span>support us with a donation<\/span><\/i><i><span> of any size.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=719\">Supreme Court Rejects Trump\u2019s Request to Overturn E. Jean Carroll Verdict<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Hind Rajab Foundation has called on the U.S. to investigate Israel\u2019s far right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for war crimes ahead of his visit to New York City in early July. <\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the Belgium-based foundation filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice, stating that the U.S. has the jurisdiction and the legal obligation to investigate, arrest, and prosecute Ben-Gvir during his visit to New York City. Ben-Gvir is set to attend the United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit on July 7 and 8 in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Ben-Gvir must be prosecuted for his involvement in war crimes, the foundation stated, including crimes against U.S. nationals. The national security minister has been \u201cone of the chief architects and champions of the genocide against the Palestinian people,\u201d the foundation said.<\/p>\n<p>The foundation explained that Ben-Gvir, as minister of national security, has overseen the transformation of Israel\u2019s prison system into \u201ca network of torture camps\u201d where abuse and sexual violence are routine. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince his appointment to the position in late 2022, Ben-Gvir has used his authority to enact a policy of systematic torture, murder, abuse, and forced displacement\u201d of Palestinians, in particular those detained in Israel\u2019s prison system. He has \u201cpersonally participated in instances of torture and cruel or inhuman treatment\u201d in Israeli prisons, the foundation adds. <\/p>\n<p>Ben-Gvir also spearheaded Israel\u2019s death penalty law, which came into effect in May. The national security minister pushed for the death penalty to be mandatory for Palestinians who cause the death of an Israeli citizen \u201cwith the aim of denying the existence of the State of Israel,\u201d when the death penalty was previously only permissible in extremely rare cases. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=717\">Supreme Court Hands Trump Major Executive Power Expansion in FTC Firing Case<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Hind Rajab Foundation also noted Ben-Gvir\u2019s pattern of inciting violence against Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, as well as in Lebanon. Earlier in June, Ben-Gvir stated that \u201cAll of Lebanon must burn!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has previously said that he would direct the New York City Police Department to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits the city, in accordance with the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against Netanyahu for war crimes. UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has called for the ICC to issue arrest warrants for Ben-Gvir as well. <\/p>\n<p>Protests against Ben-Gvir\u2019s visit are planned for July 7 at the UN. <\/p>\n<p>The Hind Rajab Foundation, founded in 2024, has filed dozens of criminal complaints against Israeli soldiers for their involvement in war crimes. The foundation is named for Hind Rajab, a 5-year-old girl who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. Soldiers shot at the car Hind and her family members were in at least 335 times.<\/p>\n<p>Jake Romm, Hind Rajab Foundation\u2019s representative in the U.S., noted that Ben-Gvir has tortured and abused U.S. citizens. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis moment is a test,\u201d he said. \u201cIs this government more dedicated to Israeli impunity than it is to the rule of law? Is this government more dedicated to protecting war criminal and genocidaire Itamar Ben-Gvir than it is to protecting its own citizens?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=715\">Israel Is Killing Children in the West Bank at the Highest Rate Since 1967<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben-Gvir must be prosecuted for war crimes, the foundation said, including crimes against US nationals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-rights"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hind Rajab Foundation Asks US to Arrest Ben-Gvir During NY Visit - 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