The far-right Israeli Minister of Heritage, Amichai Eliyahu, sparked controversy again when he reposted a tweet on the “X” platform promoting the “occupation of the Sinai Peninsula” in Egypt.
The leaflet calls for the purchase of a T-shirt printed on what is supposed to be a map of Israel, including the West Bank, Gaza and Sinai, and emblazoned with the slogan “Occupation Now.”
The tweet also contains a link to a website that sells merchandise bearing the slogan “Occupation Now,” and calls for expanding Israeli sovereignty in Sinai, southern Lebanon, and eventually Jordan.
The original post promoted by Eliyahu reads: “The people demand occupation! Occupation now!”
The minister's spokesman did not respond to a request for comment, nor did the spokesman for National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, leader of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party to which Eliyahu belongs.
The Prime Minister's Office also declined to comment when asked what it thought of the minister's post.
Last year, Eliyahu made a controversial statement, saying in a radio interview that “dropping a nuclear bomb on the Gaza Strip is an option.”
But he corrected himself after a short period, and published clarifications on his official account on the “X” platform, stating that his statement was “metaphorical.”
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