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Protesters force Israel's Ben-Gvir off stage in Tel Aviv
The event was an election conference where Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot also spoke; the minister says protesters heard others but tried to silence him.
On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on BBN TonightPublished
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- First reported by Al Jazeera: “Protesters disrupt Ben-Gvir event forcing him off stage”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 7:50 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Israel.
- BBN covered this story before: New Middle East, GOP streaks at risk, St Petersburg oil strikes (October 18).
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Tel Aviv tonight, protesters disrupted an election conference at Tel Aviv University, and Israel's national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, left the venue under escort after a sit-in and a scuffle with security, according to Al Jazeera.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd what did he say on the way out?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe asked the crowd, quote, what happened to democracy, and said they had agreed to hear other speakers, including Yair Golan, while trying to silence him, the Times of Israel reports.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo he asked the room about democracy. At an election conference. While being walked out of it.
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