Overview
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir marked his 50th birthday with a cake topped by a golden noose and the words “Sometimes dreams come true.”
- The noose referenced a new law that makes death the default sentence for Palestinians convicted of terrorism in Israeli military courts, which do not try Jewish citizens.
- Attendees included senior Israel Police and Israel Prison Service officers alongside ultranationalist figures with prior convictions such as Benzi Gopstein and aide Osher Gabay.
- Haaretz reported that the police chief approved the officers’ attendance, and no disciplinary steps tied to the event have been announced.
- The celebration drew EU condemnation of the law as discriminatory and prompted protests in Ramallah, where activists rallied against executions.