Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu retweeted a post on X promoting a t-shirt that calls for the Israeli “conquest” of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, which Israel occupied from 1967-1982, The Times of Israel reported on Wednesday.
The t-shirt shows a picture of what is supposed to be a map of Israel that covers Sinai, the West Bank, and Gaza, with a logo that says “Occupation Now.” The post links to a website that sells other merchandise that also promotes the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon and Jordan.
“The occupation begins with an idea,” the website reads in Hebrew, according to Google Translate. “Wear a shirt, drink a cup of coffee, and participate in the occupation of the land.”
Eliyahu also made headlines back in November 2023 when he suggested in a radio interview that dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza was “one of the possibilities” for Israel. He also said there was no such thing as “uninvolved civilians” in Gaza.
Eliyahu is a member of the Jewish Power party and is part of a faction of extremist settlers who wield significant power in the coalition government. The Jewish Power party’s leader, Itamar Ben Gvir, is the minister of national security, putting him in charge of Israeli police, prisons, and border guards.
Limor Son Har-Melech, a member of the Israeli Knesset and the Jewish Power party, has previously said there are secret plans to establish Jewish settlements in Gaza, something openly supported by Ben Gvir and several other Israeli ministers.
