During a heated exchange at the Knesset National Security Committee, Dickmann confronted Ben-gvir, passionately urging him to cease leveraging the hostage crisis for personal gain. "I beg you to stop the debate, not to make any fortune at our expense. This is not the time for this law," he screamed, highlighting the ridiculousness of the death penalty for Hamas soldiers arrested on October 7th.
Ben-Gvir later posted a picture of himself embracing Dickmann, who responded with the following:
"Take your hands off me!
My look here says it all.
I told you:
Don't hug me
You hugged anyway.
I told you:
Don't put our loved ones at risk.
Still, you took a risk.
All for the picture.
Itamar Ben Gvir - You have no limits.
Everyone sees that you are making a circus about the blood of our families.
It's not too late.
STOP!"
Many israeli commentators are now criticising Ben-Gvir for the incident, amplifying the sentiment expressed by Dickmann.
