Mor underscored how the takeover of the police leadership by extremist Itamar Ben-Gvir, now the Minister of National Security, has changed the force and unleashed a proclivity for over-the-top violence. The clashes with Israeli cops, seen with frequency on social media, have escalated.
There is no preference in treatment for those who have relatives still in captivity. For demonstrators, detentions and arrests are now part of the script. Mor showed me a video of himself in a police car, confined for hours while the officers waited for backup.
One of our conversations focused on the challenge of dealing with the cult of messianic Judaism. That morphed into the legacy of Simon bar Kokhba. "They celebrate him," Mor said. "Zealousness inside the Jewish gene pool must be addressed."
Mor informed me that he would continue to be present at the Begin Gate demonstrations because, "I can shout my rage out." In a quiet voice, he continued, "It's for the future generations. Everyone's kids."
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