Israeli Minister Spends Hours on Olive Count for Palestinian Prisoners
Translated & summarized from Al-Shams by baba
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israeli minister focused on olive count for prisoners.
- Minister Ben-Gvir called it a failure to follow directives.
- He stated his policy is to provide minimum rations.
- A lawyer criticized the intense scrutiny of prisoners' food.
- The incident reflects Ben-Gvir's policy of tightening restrictions.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir reportedly spent three hours at Ketziot Prison focusing on the number of olives served to security prisoners. Upon arriving at the prison, Ben-Gvir summoned the Prisons Commissioner and prison commanders, presenting them with a picture of a meal and questioning the inclusion of two extra olives. He considered this a failure to adhere to directives regarding security prisoners' rations.
Ben-Gvir stated that his policy within prisons is to provide only the minimum required for security prisoners, asserting that "the rule begins with the olives." Khaled Al-Mahajneh, a lawyer for the Prisoners' Affairs Authority, commented on the incident, saying that counting olives demonstrates the extent of the measures taken against prisoners and how they affect the smallest details of their lives.
These statements by Ben-Gvir align with his publicly declared policy of tightening restrictions on Palestinian prisoners within Israeli jails. The article also references a separate statement by Netanyahu regarding an investigation into a drone incident.
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