Aryeh Yitzhak King[1] (Hebrew: אריה יצחק קינג; born November 7, 1973) is an Israeli right-wing activist and politician who currently serves as Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem and the founder of the Israel Land Foundation.
King enlisted in the Navy, continued his military service in the Givati Brigade, with the rank of lieutenant, and ended up in the "Samson" undercover unit.
King holds a bachelor's degree in political science, Islam, and the Middle East from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
[10] In December 2023, during the Israel–Hamas war, King called for the IDF to "pick up the pace", and bury alive hundreds of captured Palestinian civilians in Gaza, referring to them as "Muslim Nazis".
The captives, allegedly Hamas members, according to the IDF, were shown in footage being guarded by soldiers, after stripped down to their underwear.