Ben-Gvir

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


Netanyahu actively sabotaging hostage deal, sources say

Sources said that Hamas's huge concession could have led to hostages returning home as soon as next week.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pauses during a press conference amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 13, 2024.

MK Zvi Sukkot furious with ombudsman on Ben-Gvir case:  'This is a kind of attempted coup'

Religious Zionist Party MK Zvi Sukkot slams reports of a criminal investigation against Itamar Ben-Gvir.

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Coalition enters crisis over renewed version of 'Rabbis Law'

Ben Gvir threatened to oppose the bill if he wasn't appointed part of the war cabinet • Shas ditches Knesset

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir during a discussion and a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem. March 6, 2023.

With Israel tensions high, who will take responsibility for Abu Salmiya’s release?

Security Affairs: Abu Salmiya’s release exposed deep rifts and mistrust within the Israeli government and the security apparatus. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the release a grave mistake

 SHIFA HOSPITAL director Muhammad Abu Salmiya (left) seen after his release from Israeli custody on Sunday. His release is a microcosm of Israel’s internal struggles, the writer argues.

Shifa Hospital incident reflects pattern of Israel's responsibility avoidance - opinion

The current leadership in Israel has shown a troubling pattern of evasion and blame-shifting, undermining the nation’s ability to navigate these turbulent times. 

 MUHAMMAD ABU SALMIYA, the director of Shifa Hospital, speaks after his release from an Israeli jail, in Khan Yunis, on Monday.

'Shin Bet is lying': Ben-Gvir responds to Shifa director release, Sde Teiman camp controversies

An extensive newspaper investigation published by "The New York Times" revealed that detainees in Sde Teiman were forbidden to speak loudly, stand, or sleep while under surveillance.

 Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives at Jerusalem's Old City during the annual Jerusalem Day march, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem

MK Eisenkot: We've never been closer to hostage deal, held back by Netanyahu

 "We are in the closest place to a deal in the last nine months. The prices will be very high, but Israel can afford to stop the war for four months and as long as necessary."

 MK Gadi Eisenkot attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on the ultra-Orthodox draft law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on June 24, 2024.

Ben-Gvir 'totally failed' to curb 'internal threat of Arab Israelis,' Smotrich says

Smotrich said the "internal threat of Arab Israeli's" could not be ignored as he described what he viewed as a multi-pronged Iranian effort to counter Israel.

 Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich at a conference of the Israeli newspaper "Makor Rishon", in Jerusalem, June 30, 2024.

'Police are not a militia': Israel Police's Kobi Shabtai blasts Ben-Gvir

Shabtai highlighted the critical role of the police in maintaining national social resilience amid growing disagreements and frustrations.

 Chief of police Kobi Shabtai with Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir at the scene of a terror attack in the Jewish settlement of Ma’aleh Adumim, outside of Jerusalem, August 1, 2023.

Six protestors seek compensation from police over use of skunk water

On June 13, a damages claim was filed by six arrested protesters regarding the use of “skunk” water by Jerusalem police to disperse a crowd during a May protest

 Police clash with demonstrators during a protest calling for early elections and for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, near the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on May 20, 2024