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Flotilla: US Ambassador to Israel says, ‘Ben Gvir has betrayed his nation's dignity’

May 20, 2026

Milan, 20 May (LaPresse) – ‘The Flotilla was a stupid stunt, but Ben Gvir has betrayed the dignity of his nation.’ So said the US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, on X, regarding the video released by Itamar Ben Gvir about the Flotilla activists being held in Israel. Huckabee also described Ben Gvir’s actions as ‘despicable’.

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