Itamar Ben-Gvir

Ben-Gvir and Smotrich have done ‘enormous reputational damage’ to Israel, says billionaire Bill Ackman ahead of Knesset election

The prominent investor and outspoken pro-Israel advocate has called for the two far-right leaders to be excluded from the next coalition government

By Hayley Cregor

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US hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on May 4, 2026 (Getty Images)

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks during the 'Game-Changing Generation' National Youth Conference at the International Convention Centre in Jerusalem on October 11, 2026 (Flash90)

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Netanyahu confirms Ben-Gvir will not be defence or policing minister in next government

By Jacob Jaffa

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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (Credit: Flash90)

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Palestinians charged over plot to assassinate Itamar Ben-Gvir

By Melanie Swan

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Ben-Gvir pulls down video taunting female Palestinian prisoners after electoral committee appeal

By Jacob Jaffa

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Israeli mafia boss murdered in alleged gang hit amid organised crime wave

By Lucy Pollock

2 min read

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Netanyahu expands control over Likud election slate

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

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Israeli ministers join settler activists on march through ‘closed military zone’ near Gaza border

By Jacob Jaffa

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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

May 25, 2026 12:40

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

It is all very well that Netanyahu is criticising his actions but if it wasn’t for the prime minister, the far-right politician would be no more than a racist street thug representing a fringe party in the Knesset

3 min read

May 21, 2026 16:18

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

Sir Ephraim Mirvis said the minister’s conduct was ‘the very antithesis of our core Jewish values and an awful Chillul Hashem’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

May 21, 2026 13:46

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

Benjamin Netanyahu says the handling of the activists were not in line with the Jewish state’s ‘values and norms’

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

May 20, 2026 16:46

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

Arrest warrant for Smotrich sought at ICC, he claims

The far-right minister on Tuesday also accused the Palestinian Authority of waging ‘war’ against Israel

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

May 19, 2026 16:49

Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich takes part in the Jerusalem Day parade at the Damascus Gate in the old city of Jerusalem, May 14, 2026 (Credit: Erik Marmor/Getty Images)

By Stephen Pollard

Itamar Ben-Gvir’s revolting celebration of death

Even if you think capital punishment is just and right, it is not something to revel in. Sanctifying life is the cord which runs through almost every aspect of Judaism

2 min read

March 31, 2026 18:42

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)

Knesset passes bill introducing death penalty for terror offences

Critics have claimed the law is discriminatory as it imposes capital punishment for terrorists convicted of murdering Israelis, but not those who kill Palestinians

By Melanie Swan

2 min read

March 31, 2026 10:36

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)

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)

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Itamar Ben-Gvir

Ben-Gvir and Smotrich have done ‘enormous reputational damage’ to Israel, says billionaire Bill Ackman ahead of Knesset election

Netanyahu confirms Ben-Gvir will not be defence or policing minister in next government

Palestinians charged over plot to assassinate Itamar Ben-Gvir

Ben-Gvir pulls down video taunting female Palestinian prisoners after electoral committee appeal

Israeli mafia boss murdered in alleged gang hit amid organised crime wave

Netanyahu expands control over Likud election slate

Israeli ministers join settler activists on march through ‘closed military zone’ near Gaza border

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