Ben-Gvir

Police officer convicted over stun grenades used against anti-government protesters

According to the indictment, Swissa ordered the use of stun grenades against demonstrators in violation of police protocols, at a time when the crowd was not engaging in violence.

 (Illustrative) Israel police block a road, as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip, near Ashkelon, southern Israel October 7, 2023.
Yair Lapid walks next then-opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, November 8, 2021

'Diplomatic failure for Israel': Opposition and coalition slam Trump's Gaza Board of Peace

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir tour at the Bedouin town of Tarabin al-Sana, in southern Israel, December 31, 2025.

Police officer shoots man who opened door for them during raid, Ben-Gvir bounces off criticism

 Sexual assault (Illustrative)

Assault survivors describe delays, judgment, and lack of care in Knesset testimony


'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

High Court begins hearing on Ben-Gvir Law, police chief expected to oppose

"The police is effectively a militia at the service of Ben-Gvir, we insist that the amendment be appealed."

(L-R): National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir; Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai (illustrative)

Netanyahu urges Smotrich and Ben-Gvir 'not to be hasty' before they threaten to dissolve gov’t

Netanyahu consulted with Religious Zionist Party and Otzma Yehudit leaders before their responses to Biden's plan, with Smotrich and Ben-Gvir threatening government dissolution.

 LONG BEFORE Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich were anywhere near the Israeli government, the world was fiercely critical of Israel. So much for blaming Israel’s hasbara problems on the Israeli right wing, the writer asserts.

Spike in complaints against Israel Police violence according to IDI study

According to the data, the average number of monthly police violence complaints increased by 45% in the first eight months of 2023 compared with the corresponding period in 2022.

 Demonstrators clash with police during a protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip and against the current Israeli government near Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, May 11, 2024.

Netanyahu: Israel will enter Rafah with or without hostage deal

Far-right ministers in Israel press Prime Minister Netanyahu for a Rafah invasion. Smotrich convenes Knesset meeting; Ben-Gvir meets Netanyahu amid hostage deal negotiations.

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv on February 29, 2024.

Ben-Gvir reportedly slammed for questioning why surrendering Hamas men were arrested, not killed

Other Israeli officials criticized Itamar Ben-Gvir for his proposal to execute those who surrendered.

 IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi in Gaza's Khan Yunis April 3, 2024