Itamar Ben-Gvir
Ben-Gvir to win 6-7 seats as Smotrich's RZP takes 6, election exit polls project
Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party added former Likud MK Gotliv to its slate, while RZP ran in a technical bloc with Zehut, led by Moshe Feiglin, in an effort to help clear the electoral threshold.
Israel’s election system puts coalition deals ahead of voter choice - opinion
Right-leaning voters in Jerusalem share core values for future gov't but split over who should lead
Election Day: Likud projected to become largest party, but opposition bloc have lead
What do the Altalena and the Heritage Ministry have to do with the approaching elections? - opinion
The discovery of the Altalena wreck has revived old political divisions, with the Right using its legacy as a weapon ahead of Israel’s elections.
MK Gotliv accuses Netanyahu of pushing her down Likud list due to secret judicial reform deal
Gotliv later hinted at a political future outside Likud and said she was considering leaving for another right-wing party, saying “I would consider it seriously.”
'Ben-Gvir's soldiers': Teenager arrested on suspicion of assaulting Arab bus driver in Beit Shemesh
"I turned to get the phone to call the police," the driver recalled. "But suddenly, punches to the head, blows to the right and left until I lost consciousness. I only woke up in the ambulance."
'Only a smokescreen': Hamas condemns rising settler violence, Ben-Gvir's treatment of prisoners
According to Hamas, the Israeli government’s condemnations of the attacks are "nothing more than a smokescreen” meant to ease international pressure.
'Our hostages did not have shampoo': Ben-Gvir taunts prisoners complaining about harsh conditions
A statement from Ben-Gvir’s office claimed that the prisoners were female Islamic Jihad terrorists.
Ben-Gvir blasts Netanyahu over reported Smotrich-Feiglin merger talks, unity appeal
Smotrich largely stayed away from the back-and-forth, writing in a post on Twitter/X that “the time for unity and responsibility is now.”
Smotrich enters joint ticket talks with former Likud MK Feiglin as Likud slams Ben-Gvir
Simultaneously, tensions grew between National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the Likud party after he announced that Otzma Yehudit would not run together with the Religious Zionist Party.
From lost ship to new battleground: Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir using Altalena in election spat - analysis
Ben-Gvir publicized the find without informing Netanyahu or Defense Minister Israel Katz, surprising both men, a detail that quickly fed speculation about tensions between the coalition partners.
Netanyahu calls for Otzma Yehudit and RZP to unite, Ben-Gvir signals his opposition
"Only a large Otzma Yehudit, together with Smotrich and Ofer Winter running together, only in this way can a fully right-wing government be formed," Ben-Gvir said.
Otzma Yehudit publishes children's book about Ben-Gvir's actions as Nat. Sec. minister
Otzma Yehudit's book reportedly summarizes National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s accomplishments as a minister and as the party’s chairman.
