Whenever there is a confrontation between Palestinians and Israelis,

E-Tamar bin Gvier is often right there.

The Arabs tried to take every chance to attack us,

so we are forced to defend ourselves.

That's him speaking to NPR a decade ago.

As a spokesman for Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank where, at the time,

there was a shoot to kill order if Palestinians approached.

Last year NPR's Daniel Astron watched him and other far-right Israeli activists,

confront Palestinians in a Jerusalem neighborhood called Sheikh Jarrah.

Oh wow.

There's a clash.

Okay, there are some clashes now, but let's get out of the way.

Conflict over that neighborhood would spark 11 days of war between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza.

A few weeks ago, bin Gvier was back at the same spot during another street fight.

Except this time, he took out a gun.

He said if they throw rocks, shoot them.

E-Tamar bin Gvier has been an emblem of Israel's far-right, ultra-nationalist fringe.

He's a longtime follower of a notorious anti-Arab rabbi,

and he was convicted in Israel 15 years ago for supporting what Israel classifies as a Jewish terrorist group.

But he's not on the fringe anymore.

He and his Jewish power party celebrated victory in elections last month,

aligned with former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Lecude party.

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