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Israel Online · Sep 18, 2026

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*Ben Gvir’s Selichot Video Spreads Across Arab Media* A video of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir participating in and leading portions of Selichot prayers at the Western Wall circulated widely across Arab media Friday morning. Some Arabic outlets described the Jewish prayers as “Talmudic rituals” and portrayed the gathering as taking place at or near Al-Aqsa. The attention surrounding Ben Gvir appeared particularly intense, even as approximately 100,000 people reportedly gathered at the Western Wall for the massive Selichot prayers.

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