Legal center for Arab minority rights in Israel (current)
Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation into National Security Minister Itamar Ben‑Gvir on suspicion of torture and kidnapping after he posted a video mocking bound flotilla activists detained by Israeli forces on May 18. France and other European states have opened or signalled probes, banned Ben‑Gvir and are weighing EU sanctions.
Palestinian students in Israeli universities face disciplinary actions and investigations after social media posts and expressions of Palestinian identity. A Adalah report documents a two-track system that constrains Palestinian students while Jewish-Israeli peers retain stronger protections. The crackdown escalates amid ongoing Gaza war, with institutions relying on automated tools and vague grounds like “public sensibilities.”