Itamar Ben-Gvir

France bans Israeli security minister Ben-Gvir after flotilla taunting sparks outrage

Footage of flotilla activists being taunted had drawn widespread condemnation both internationally and from within Israel

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir takes part in the Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 14, 2026 (Credit: Erik Marmor/Getty Images)

By Stephen Pollard

Ben-Gvir’s despicable taunting of detainees is not just to rile his base – he wants to isolate Israel and win votes

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Chief Rabbi blasts Ben-Gvir’s flotilla video as ‘affront to God’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

Itamar Ben-Gvir

Israeli Foreign Minister lambasts Itamar Ben-Gvir for ‘disgraceful’ video mocking Gaza flotilla detainees

By Daniel Ben-David

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Bezalel Smotrich

Arrest warrant for Smotrich sought at ICC, he claims

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir holds up a bottle of champagne in celebration of the passage of the death penalty law (Image: Knesset TV)

By Stephen Pollard

Itamar Ben-Gvir’s revolting celebration of death

2 min read

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir opens champagne in the Knesset to celebrate the passage of the death penalty bill on March 30, 2026 (Flash90)

Israel

Knesset passes bill introducing death penalty for terror offences

By Melanie Swan

2 min read

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Death penalty bill set for final Knesset vote

The bill has the backing of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, but critics point to the fact that it fails to enforce equal punishment against Israelis convicted of terrorism against Palestinians

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

March 27, 2026 10:28

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir sports a noose lapel pin a National Security Committee meeting at the Knesset on March 24, 2026 (Flash90)

Pro-regime accounts spread false claim Ben-Gvir was killed in Iranian airstrike

Death hoaxes concerning the national security minister, as well as the head of Mossad and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s brother, have received millions of views online

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

March 10, 2026 14:10

Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the site of a rocket strike on March 1, 2026, in Tel Aviv (Getty Images)

Police allow Jewish prayer sheets on Temple Mount in reversal of long-held ban

The change in policy is the latest part of a long-running push by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to revoke the unofficial prohibition on Jewish worship at the site

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

January 22, 2026 14:51

View of the Dome of the Rock and the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, as seen from the Mount of Olives observatory, on November 26, 2025 (Flash90)

Netanyahu backs Ben-Gvir’s push for Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount

Israel’s national security minister has long maintained that prayer, including full prostration, should be allowed at the site, and has even suggested the construction of a synagogue there

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

January 6, 2026 13:46

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir seen after a visit at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City during Tishah b’Av, on August 3, 2025 (Flash90)

Israeli police arrest dozens amid probe into major crime families

Officers raided homes in northern Israel and the West Bank

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

December 1, 2025 11:37

Commander of the Lahav 433 Unit, Major General Meni Benjamin, in Jerusalem on November 30, 2025 (Flash90)

Progressive Jews raise alarm over new US ambassador to Hungary’s links to Israeli far-right

Ben Landa is awaiting Senate confirmation but some Jewish groups are concerned that he may not provide space for disagreement over Israel

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

November 27, 2025 11:02

The US embassy in Budapest (Getty Images)

By Yaakov Katz

Israel must stop its own extremists to preserve the moral high ground

When radical Jews rampage unrestrained through Palestinian towns, Jerusalem hands its critics a weapon stronger than any propaganda campaign Hamas could ever manufacture. It undermines our claims to the land

4 min read

November 18, 2025 15:06

Palestinian men inspect a vehicle that was damaged following an attack by Israeli settlers in Jabaa village near Bethlehem, in the West Bank on November 18, 2025. (Image: Getty)

Ben-Gvir accused of blocking promotion of police officer who testified in Netanyahu corruption trial

Israel Police Commissioner Daniel Levy claimed the decision ‘may sow fear among investigators who testify in criminal investigations’

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

November 13, 2025 17:26

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads Otzma Yehudit's regular meeting at the Knesset on November 10, 2025 (Flash90)

Three MKs ejected as Knesset advances bill on death penalty for terrorist murderers

One lawmaker labelled National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir a ‘terrorist’ for championing the legislation

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

November 11, 2025 10:39

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Knesset chamber ahead of a vote on the death penalty bill he has championed on November 10, 2025 (Flash90)

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Itamar Ben-Gvir

France bans Israeli security minister Ben-Gvir after flotilla taunting sparks outrage

Ben-Gvir’s despicable taunting of detainees is not just to rile his base – he wants to isolate Israel and win votes

Chief Rabbi blasts Ben-Gvir’s flotilla video as ‘affront to God’

Israeli Foreign Minister lambasts Itamar Ben-Gvir for ‘disgraceful’ video mocking Gaza flotilla detainees

Arrest warrant for Smotrich sought at ICC, he claims

Itamar Ben-Gvir’s revolting celebration of death

Knesset passes bill introducing death penalty for terror offences

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