Temple MountPolice allow Jewish prayer sheets on Temple Mount in reversal of long-held banThe 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 siteBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Temple MountNetanyahu backs Ben-Gvir’s push for Jewish prayer on the Temple MountIsrael’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 thereBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
IsraelIsraeli police arrest dozens amid probe into major crime familiesOfficers raided homes in northern Israel and the West BankBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
HungaryProgressive Jews raise alarm over new US ambassador to Hungary’s links to Israeli far-rightBen Landa is awaiting Senate confirmation but some Jewish groups are concerned that he may not provide space for disagreement over IsraelBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
By Yaakov KatzIsrael must stop its own extremists to preserve the moral high groundWhen 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 land4 min read
Israeli PoliticsBen-Gvir accused of blocking promotion of police officer who testified in Netanyahu corruption trialIsrael Police Commissioner Daniel Levy claimed the decision ‘may sow fear among investigators who testify in criminal investigations’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Israeli PoliticsThree MKs ejected as Knesset advances bill on death penalty for terrorist murderersOne lawmaker labelled National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir a ‘terrorist’ for championing the legislationBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
‘It’s because of Ben Gvir’: Freed hostage claims Hamas abuse worsened thanks to actions of far-right ministerBen-Gvir has pushed back, arguing that the Israeli media are ‘adopting Hamas’ narrative’By Siam Goorwich2 min read||October 27, 2025 13:28
Israeli ministers propose West Bank annexation in response to UK’s Palestine recognitionPrime Minister Netanyahu hinted at the expansion of settlement in the territory and resolved that a Palestinian state ‘will not happen’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||September 22, 2025 09:10
Shin bet foils Hamas plot to murder Israeli National Security MinisterThe terror group intended to use explosive drones to assassinate Itamar Ben-Gvir, leader of the far-right Otzma Yehudit partyBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||September 3, 2025 12:55
Ben-Gvir moves to ban protest roadblocks after anti-war demosThe National Security Minister insisted that activists must not be allowed to disrupt emergency routes, access roads and the approach to Ben-Gurion AirportBy JC Reporter1 min read||August 29, 2025 13:19
Itamar Ben Gvir and Israeli government ministers lead ‘inflammatory’ prayers on Temple MountThe visit came as police implemented new procedures allowing previously prohibited Jewish religious expressionBy JC Reporter1 min read||August 3, 2025 11:50
Netherlands sanctions far-right Israeli ministers over ‘calls for ethnic cleansing’ in GazaThe move was condemned by right-wing opposition figures as ‘hatred against Israel’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read||July 29, 2025 09:41
Yair Golan claims far-right ministers are ‘not Zionists’ and ‘not Jews’ over reactions to IDF deathsThe former IDF deputy chief of staff turned leftist MK lashed out at Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, accusing them of ‘dancing on the blood’ of five Charedi soldiers killed by a roadside bombBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||July 8, 2025 10:38
Ben-Gvir lifts ban on Jewish prayer on the Temple MountNew guidelines from the national security minister reportedly instructed police not to enforce an unofficial prohibition which has remained in place for decadesBy JC Reporter1 min read||June 27, 2025 09:39
By Jake Wallis SimonsSanction speech in the Jewish state, tolerate antisemitism all around itWhile Lammy targets Israeli ministers, the UK turns a blind eye to open Jew hate from Muslim countries – revealing a foreign policy not exactly guided by principles4 min read||June 12, 2025 15:18