Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir confronts long-imprisoned Palestinian leader in cell

Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir confronts long-imprisoned Palestinian leader in cell
Marwan Barghouti appears at Jerusalem’s court in 2012 (Bernat Armangue/AP)

A video widely circulated on Friday shows Israel’s far-right national security minister berating a Palestinian leader face-to-face inside a prison, saying anyone who acts against the country will be ā€œwiped outā€.

Marwan Barghouti is serving five life sentences after being convicted of involvement in attacks at the height of the Palestinian uprising, or intifada, in the early 2000s.

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