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Israel’s perilous death penalty bill also endangers Diaspora Jews - opinion

Diaspora Jews cannot stay silent as Israel debates executing terrorists, as the bill endangers not only Israel’s moral fabric but also Jewish safety worldwide.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025
Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) mob flips police car while chasing female soldiers in Bnei Brak, February 15, 2026.

WATCH: Israel Police rescue two female IDF soldiers chased by ultra-Orthodox mob in Bnei Brak

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Israel Police chief Daniel Levy, January 4, 2026; illustrative.

Ben-Gvir seeks to delay court-ordered promotion of police officer, ahead of Supreme Court appeal

  Protesters outside the Tel Aviv District Court, ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's criminal trial hearing, present a representation of   Itamar Ben-Gvir with a sign that reads, 'A good Arab is a dead one,' and a representation of Netanyahu asking why Ben-Gvir should be fired.

Ben-Gvir ordered to promote police investigator linked to Netanyahu probes, court rules


Woman suspected of throwing sand at Ben-Gvir released from detention

Noa Goldenberg, arrested for throwing sand at Itamar Ben-Gvir, is released to house arrest, with her mother denouncing the detention as "absurd" amid protests.

 Noa Goldenberg, suspected of throwing sand at Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir on the beach in Tel Aviv seen after a police investigation in Tel Aviv, September 8, 2024.

Letters to the Editor, August 28, 2024: Powerful coalition

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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EU foreign ministers to discuss sanctioning Smotrich, Ben-Gvir

The push to advance the idea of sanctions comes as Ben-Gvir had pushed the issue of Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount.

 OFFICIALS LIKE Josep Borrell, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, are emboldening Hamas, the writer argues.

Ben-Gvir upholds promotion of police officer who threw stun grenades at protesters

Ben-Gvir said that if the attorney general's office believed that the promotion was illegal, it should appeal to the High Court, but until then the promotion was a "done deal."  

Nationl Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at a ceremony for the new Israel Prison Service chief Kobi Yaakobi, in Jerusalem. May 27, 2024.

Why was it a tumultuous week for Israel's coalition? - analysis

Noisy public infighting usually develops into an attempt by parties to leverage their position to score political victories.

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MK's attend a plenum session for Israeli Knesset's 75th birthday, in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 24, 2024.

Netanyahu's office slams Ben-Gvir for breaking Temple Mount status quo

Ben-Gvir attempted to assert that the status quo, under which Jews can visit but not pray on the Temple Mount, no longer exists.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir seen at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, during Tisha B'Av, August 13, 2024

Ben-Gvir: Police have been instructed to investigate Sde Teiman, Beit Lid break-ins

The Chief of Staff, Major General Herzi Halevi, said "the incident of breaking into the Sde Teiman base is extremely serious and against the law."

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Path to peace? Here's how October 7 created fertile ground for peace agreements

The director of the New Israel Fund in Israel, said that October 7 and the nine months since have caused changes in Israeli society that create possibility for diplomatic agreements with Palestinians

Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

Coalition leaders begin summer recess with political gains, but without hostages - analysis

Stuck in the middle of these political vicissitudes are the families of the 115 remaining hostages, dead and alive.

 Israeli minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir attends a conference called "Israel's return to the Temple Mount", at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on July 24, 2024.

Ben-Gvir: Israel will dismantle Palestinian Authority if US imposes sanctions on ministers

The Biden administration holds Smotrich and Ben-Gvir responsible for undermining security in Judea and Samaria and leading the government's policies in these areas.

 Otzma Yehudit leader and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on June 3, 2024