Itamar Ben-Gvir

Temple Mount

US condemns Ben-Gvir’s call for synagogue on Temple Mount

Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia were among the Muslim countries that officially condemned Ben-Gvir’s comments.

By Andrew Bernard

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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir seen at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, after his visit at the Temple Mount, during Tisha B'Av, August 13, 2024. (Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) כותל מערבי איתמר בן גביר השר לביטחון לאומי תשעה באב

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir joins Jewish nationalists, including far-right activists, rallying at Jerusalem's Damascus Gate on 5 June, 2024 during the so-called Jerusalem Day flag march, that commemorates the Israeli army's capture in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war of the city's eastern sector, home to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site, which Jews call the Temple Mount. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Jewish terrorism is endangering Israel, Shin Bet chief warns Netanyahu

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Ben-Gvir makes inflammatory visit to Temple Mount amid threat of Iran attack

By JC Reporter

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18 arrested at Jerusalem Day march as Ben Gvir called for Jews to pray on Temple Mount

By Ellie Grant

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Ben-Gvir suspends party from coalition role until terms of ceasefire deal made clear

By JC Reporter

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Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir rushed to hospital after car crash

By Jane Prinsley

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Ben-Gvir, Smotrich lash out over Gaza military withdrawal

The right-wing ministers say Netanyahu is in danger of losing his mandate

By JC Reporter

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April 8, 2024 11:54

Ben-Gvir, Smotrich lash out over Gaza military withdrawal

11 arrested over plot to assassinate Itamar Ben-Gvir with an RPG

The group comprised Arab Israelis and residents of the West Bank

By JC Reporter

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April 4, 2024 14:08

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir leads an Otzma Yehudit Party faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 18, 2024 (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

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

By JC Reporter

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October 3, 2023 11:11

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) greets National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, during a media briefing ahead of a vote on the national budget, on May 23, 2023, at the parliament in Jerusalem. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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

The far right national security minister is said to have been the target of a plot organised in Tehran

By JC Reporter

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September 27, 2023 12:34

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives to the site of a reported attack in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the occupied West Bank, on August 1, 2023. A suspected Palestinian gunman opened fire on August 1 at a group of Israelis in an occupied West Bank settlement, wounding four before being "neutralised" by an off-duty border officer, police said. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

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

Some of the highest ranking members of Israel's Air Force are refusing to fly, one pilot explains why

By Josh Kaplan

4 min read

September 21, 2023 11:52

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

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

IDF and Shin Bet chiefs advocated the use of administrative detention against ringleaders of settler violence but the National Security Minister opposed the move

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June 29, 2023 12:44

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

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

His party Otzma Yehudit will instead meet in the southern city of Sderot

By JC Reporter

1 min read

May 3, 2023 10:12

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 *** ?????? ?? ???? ???? ????

What's the latest on Israeli judicial reform?

Herzog-mediated talks resume in Jerusalem after holiday break for MKs

By JC Reporter

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April 17, 2023 11:34

What's the latest on Israeli judicial reform?

Israeli cabinet approves plans for Ben-Gvir 'militia'

The cabinet also approved 1.5% budget cuts to all government ministries to fund the new force

By JC Reporter

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April 3, 2023 11:34

Israeli minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir arrives to a cabinet meeting, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on April 2, 2023. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/POOL ***POOL PICTURE, EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES, PLEASE CREDIT THE PHOTOGRAPHER AS WRITTEN - OLIVIER FITOUSSI/POOL*** *** Local Caption *** ????? ????? ????? ?? ???? ??? ??????? ????? ????

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Itamar Ben-Gvir

US condemns Ben-Gvir’s call for synagogue on Temple Mount

Israeli defence minister calls Ben Gvir’s Temple Mount statements ‘dangerous, unnecessary and irresponsible’

Jewish terrorism is endangering Israel, Shin Bet chief warns Netanyahu

Ben-Gvir makes inflammatory visit to Temple Mount amid threat of Iran attack

18 arrested at Jerusalem Day march as Ben Gvir called for Jews to pray on Temple Mount

Ben-Gvir suspends party from coalition role until terms of ceasefire deal made clear

Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir rushed to hospital after car crash

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