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He's been a little more muted recently, whereas Ben Gavir, who is very far right nationalist by any standards, has become ever more forthright, including recently pushing through parliament legislation that makes the death penalty
the default penalty for Palestinians and only Palestinians who are found guilty of certain terrorism offenses.
And he celebrated that decision with champagne and with a badge showing a sort of golden noose.
This is a man who never backs down and says things that here and even in Israel, a country that's becoming ever more right-wing in its outlook, a lot of people find him wholly unpalatable.
Well, they are going to be deported.
Netanyahu in his statement yesterday made it clear that he wants these people out.
Now, I mean, I think we should say the flotillas are not popular in Israel.
So the fact that the Israeli naval forces intercepted these people and detained them, very few people in Israel believe that that is outrageous.
It's the treatment, it's the humiliation of them.
that has outraged people.
They are going to be deported.
We're talking about over 400 people from many, many countries.
So that process will take time.
They've been held in the port of Ashdod
Getting flights in and out of Israel at the moment logistically is not that straightforward.
But my feeling is that once Netanyahu has effectively said, I want this off of my table, I think heaven and earth will be moved today to get as many of these people deported home as quickly as possible.
There is concern.
There is absolutely concern among some in Israel about international relations.
You take Ben-Kavir, he doesn't care.
He doesn't really mind what the world thinks, except, Claire, for the United States.