France's Foreign Ministry Clashes With Minister Ben-Gvir Over AI Election Video
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
France's Foreign Ministry publicly condemned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for an AI-generated video depicting a Palestinian's magical transfer to Paris. The ministry also noted Ben-Gvir's entry ban to France. Ben-Gvir retorted by linking France's policies to its internal unrest. Several Western countries, including France, have banned Ben-Gvir from entering their territories.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- France's Foreign Ministry criticized Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's AI election video and entry ban.
- Ben-Gvir responded by linking France's policies to its internal riots and desire for a Palestinian state.
- The French ministry's X account stated magic cannot undo Ben-Gvir's entry ban.
- France banned Ben-Gvir in May following outrage over activists on a Gaza flotilla.
- Several Western nations, including the UK and Canada, have also banned Ben-Gvir.
- The AI video showed a Palestinian magically transported from Gaza to Paris.
France's Foreign Ministry has publicly criticized Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for publishing an AI-generated election video. The video depicts a Palestinian from Gaza being magically transported to Paris. The French Foreign Ministry's official X account, which combats disinformation, shared Ben-Gvir's video with a pointed remark: "Imagine having a magic lamp and wasting your wish on Ben-Gvir. Even magic can't undo his entry ban to France." Ben-Gvir responded in French, linking France's stance on the Palestinian issue to recent riots in the country, stating, "I am sure you are very pleased with what is happening in the streets of France. You got what you wanted: a Palestinian state!"
The online dispute follows France's decision to ban Ben-Gvir from entering the country and amid ongoing riots in France. The French foreign minister had announced the entry ban in May, following outrage in Paris over the treatment of arrested activists who participated in a flotilla to Gaza. France is not the only Western nation to impose such a ban; the United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Spain, and Slovenia have also prohibited his entry.
The controversial video, released with French subtitles, shows an elderly man in ruins holding a magic lamp. A figure resembling Ben-Gvir emerges, and the man wishes to leave Gaza. He is then instantly transported to Paris, holding a baguette with the Eiffel Tower in the background. The man thanks Ben-Gvir, who tells him in Hebrew, "Here you will feel right at home." The video concludes with the name of Ben-Gvir's party, Otzma Yehudit.
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