Itamar Ben-Gvir

Netanyahu meets Ben-Gvir in bid to ease Israeli coalition government tensions

The national security minister is reportedly frustrated by Netanyahu's unwillingness to harshen conditions for security prisoners

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Iranian plot to kill Itamar Ben-Gvir foiled says Shin Bet

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Israeli Judicial Reform

Why elite Israeli combat pilots are refusing to serve until judicial reforms are abandoned

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The damage caused to Palestinian homes and cars by Jewish settlers in the West Bank village of Turmus Aya, on June 21, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** חיילים כניסה לכפר חייל חיילים שומרים כפר תורמוס עיא

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Ben-Gvir’s ‘sweet children’ are headache for security chiefs

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Head of the Otzma Yehudit party Itamar Ben Gvir speaks to supporters as the results of the Israeli elections are announced, at the party's campaign headquarters, November 1, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ?????? ?? ???? ???? ????

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Ben Gvir boycotts Knesset in protest against 'weak response' to Gaza rockets

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Judicial reform protests

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Israeli cabinet approves plans for Ben-Gvir 'militia'

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Far-right groups branded ‘terrorists’ after 53 arrests

Yesh Atid MK Meirav Cohen denounced La Familia group after protesters supporting judicial reform plans attacked Arabs and journalists last Monday

By Daniel Ben-David

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March 30, 2023 12:19

Right-wing Israelis attend a rally in support of the government's planned judicial overhaul, in Jerusalem on March 27, 2023. Photo by Erik Marmor/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** הפגנה ירושלים רפורמה הפגנ ימין

Netanyahu pauses judicial reform after striking deal with Ben Gvir

The prime minister's plans will be temporarily suspended after public outcry

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March 27, 2023 15:45

Netanyahu pauses judicial reform after striking deal with Ben Gvir

Ben Gvir threatens to quit coalition if judicial reforms halted

The national security minister screamed at Benjamin Netanyahu during a Knesset debate

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March 27, 2023 10:23

Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir seen at the entrance to the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, March 9, 2023. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ?? ?????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ??? ??????? ????? ????? ?? ????

By Mordechai Beck

Israel’s religious Zionists live in a world that ended generations ago

The leaders of the ultra-nationalists are creating a backlash, the effect of which is now being seen on the streets every week

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March 16, 2023 12:49

(L to R) Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israeli far-right lawmaker and leader of the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish power) party, and Bezalel Smotrich, Israeli far-right lawmaker and leader of the Religious Zionist Party, attend a rally with supporters in the southern Israeli city of Sderot on October 26, 2022. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Call for Board of Deputies to ban contact with Smotrich and Ben-Gvir

Amos Schonfield, deputy for Masorti Judaism, who proposed the motion says: 'We have to use our influence to show where we stand'

By Simon Rocker

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March 16, 2023 10:22

Call for Board of Deputies to ban contact with Smotrich and Ben-Gvir

Ben-Gvir clashes with AG over reversed decision to sack Tel Aviv police chief

'I no longer trust the attorney general,' the national security minister, himself a lawyer, tells the judges

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March 13, 2023 17:35

Ben-Gvir clashes with AG over reversed decision to sack Tel Aviv police chief

Former police chiefs warn Ben-Gvir's rhetoric could lead to third intifada

In a letter to Netanyahu, the former police bosses warn against demolishing Palestinian homes during Ramadan

By Jenni Frazer

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March 8, 2023 18:07

Right-wing politician MK Itamar Ben Gvir seen after visiting the Temple Mount, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on March 31, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** איתמר בן גביר משטרה הר הבית ירושלים העיר העתיקה

Ben-Gvir fury after police contradict claim that protesters plan to ‘murder’ him

Opposition leader Yair Lapid called Ben-Gvir a liar and a 'clown'

By Jenni Frazer

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March 6, 2023 17:48

Ben-Gvir fury after police contradict claim that protesters plan to ‘murder’ him

By Anshel Pfeffer

For Netanyahu, the problem with his coalition is it’s just too cohesive

The majority won by the Likud and like-minded parties meant that the partners maximised their demands and the PM was forced to accept most of them

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March 2, 2023 13:56

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) sits next to Interior and Health Minister Aryeh Deri during a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, on January 8, 2023. (Photo by RONEN ZVULUN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by RONEN ZVULUN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Itamar Ben-Gvir

Netanyahu meets Ben-Gvir in bid to ease Israeli coalition government tensions

Iranian plot to kill Itamar Ben-Gvir foiled says Shin Bet

Why elite Israeli combat pilots are refusing to serve until judicial reforms are abandoned

Ben-Gvir’s ‘sweet children’ are headache for security chiefs

Ben Gvir boycotts Knesset in protest against 'weak response' to Gaza rockets

What's the latest on Israeli judicial reform?

Israeli cabinet approves plans for Ben-Gvir 'militia'

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