Bin Ghafir between Khairi Alqam, the grandfather and the grandson... when the murderer's lawyer became the Minister of National Security?

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It seems that the crimes of the Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, refuse to leave him, as the shooting attack carried out by the young Jerusalemite Khairi Alqam in the "Nabi Jacob" settlement in Jerusalem opened a page that Ben Gvir thought was closed a quarter of a century ago.

At dawn on May 13, 1998, extremist settler Haim Perelman stabbed Jerusalemite Khairy Alqam (51 years old) while he was on his way to work near the Ramot settlement in Jerusalem.

Khairy Alqam succumbed to his serious wounds, and two other workers were martyred with him, after the extremist Perelman attacked 10 Palestinian workers on their way to earn a living.

At that time, Attorney Ben Ghafir assumed the task of defending the extremist killer, and succeeded in extricating him from the case without convicting him, so this file was closed.

A treacherous grandfather and a rebel grandson

Less than a month after he assumed the portfolio of the Israeli Ministry of National Security, the extremist minister did not think that the grandson of Khairy Alqam, who bears the same name, would carry out an operation after 25 years, killing 7 Israelis and wounding 6 others.

The Israeli media recounted the chapters of the case that was closed, linking it to the person of Ben Gvir, who did everything in his power to acquit the killer and defended him fiercely.

In his interview with Al-Jazeera Net, Hassan Alqam, the cousin of the martyr, said that his grandfather passed away in 1998, but the family's wound is still deep because of the brutal way in which he was killed.

The thirty-year-old grandson added, "Ben Ghafir, who worked hard to acquit a murderous settler, is responsible for the pain and suffering of Jerusalemites and the danger that threatens them today."

In addition to the execution of the grandfather and grandson, Hassan says that the Alqam family is always in the targeting circle, as the occupation authorities demolished 16 properties belonging to the family in Jerusalem during the last decade, before Khairy's family punished the grandson collectively two days ago by closing the house permanently.

Jamal Alqam, the nephew of Khairy the grandfather, recalled the day when the family received the news of the death of a "martyr for a living," saying that the news came to them like a thunderbolt, but they were not informed at the time of any information related to the killer.

Jamal was determined to repeat one phrase repeatedly during his interview with Al-Jazeera Net, saying, "My uncle was killed for a racist motive in a case that can only be classified under one item, which is terrorism."

Advocate for extremists

Said Bisharat, a researcher on Israeli affairs, says that Itamar Ben Gvir was the lawyer for organizations affiliated with the religious Zionist movement, especially the very extremist wings in this movement, such as the "price tag" and "hilltop boys" gangs.

Speaking to Al-Jazeera Net, Bisharat added that the settler who killed Khairy Al-Jedd was known for his hatred of the Palestinians, as he was known to the Israeli General Security Service (Shin Bet), and had always deliberately committed his crimes under the cover of darkness.

The police arrested the extremist Perelman, who belongs to the "Kach" movement, which means in Arabic (so) and whose slogan is "one hand holds the Torah and the other the sword." Basharat.

The researcher touched on the confusion that appeared evident on Ben Gvir during his presence at the site of the synagogue operation, saying, "Perhaps he returned in his memory to Khairy Alqam, the grandfather, and remembered that he was behind the acquittal of his murderer after he fiercely defended him, and he found himself after a quarter of a century in front of his grandson, who fought and clashed to the core." the last one".

The Israeli media also elaborated on the person of Ben Gvir and his hysterical and insane behavior, according to Bisharat, who said that many analysts and media professionals agreed that this person could not bring security to the Israelis.

The researcher concluded his speech by saying, "The extremists, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir, cannot think outside the circle of ideology that sees the Jew as the superior and the Palestinian as the stranger in the country." In light of this vision, Bisharat confirms that the Palestinians are heading towards the unknown with the presence of this group of extremists in the government. Israeli.