National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said Monday that his zero-tolerance policy has restored deterrence in Israeli prisons, citing an incident at Ganot Prison where inmates themselves restrained a fellow prisoner who tried to interfere with staff, fearing repercussions for all.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Monday evening touted his zero-tolerance prison policy as the reason terrorists now fear incarceration, citing an incident at Ganot Prison as evidence that deterrence is working.
In a statement posted to his the source, Ben Gvir described an event at Ganot Prison where inmates themselves restrained a fellow prisoner who attempted to interfere with staff, out of fear that his actions would lead to harsher conditions for the entire cell. "Once the terrorists ran the prisons. Today they know that whoever messes with the prison guards, whoever tries to disrupt order or harm governance — there will be severe consequences," he wrote.
The minister framed the incident as a direct result of his policy of "zero tolerance, zero concessions, and the bare minimum for terrorists." The statement did not provide a date for the incident or independent corroboration. The Zioneer has previously reported on Ben Gvir's claims regarding prison conditions and deterrence, including a July 21 interview in which he said terrorists are afraid to enter Israeli prisons because of the conditions he imposed.
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