Otzma Yehudit

Bennett losing ground as Eisenkot, Netanyahu neck-and-neck for upcoming elections - poll

According to the poll, if elections were held today, Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot would each lead with 23 seats, an increase of two seats for each compared with the previous poll.

Chairman of the “Together” party and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks during a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026.
Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben-Gvir at a press conference, June 22 2026.

Ben-Gvir rules out running with Smotrich for elections, says parties are 'fundamentally different'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Knesset vote, July 16, 2026.

Netanyahu's Likud falls to lowest position since June 2025 as Eisenkot reaches new heights - poll

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Temple Mount, Tisha B'Av, July 23, 2026.

Ben-Gvir visits Temple Mount to mark Tisha B'Av, says Jews feel like 'rightful owners'


'Obsessive, systematic smear campaign': Brothers in Arms sue Otzma Yehudit MK for defamation

According to the lawsuit, Cohen attempted to link the Brothers in Arms organization to an espionage case it had no connection to, flagrantly violating a gag order intended to protect state security.

 IDF reserve soldiers sign a statement saying they will not continue to do reserve military service as part of a protest against the government's planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, July 19, 2023.

Ministers call for Gaza resettlement during Sukkot rally

The camp included a few dozen Sukkot, with a large central Sukkah designated as the "Sukkah of Revival" (Sukkat Hatkums).

 The stage at the Preparing to Settle in Gaza festival near Be'eri, October 21, 2024.

Ben-Gvir threatens to boycott coalition if ceasefire is signed

The statement came at the conclusion of an "urgent" party meeting, which Ben-Gvir held after reports emerged that the prime minister was considering a 21-day ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on September 11, 2024

Israeli ministers call for relocation of northern Gaza civilians to combat Hamas

A group of 27 Israeli ministers and MKs urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to implement a plan relocating northern Gaza civilians to combat Hamas.

 Palestinians walk next to a destroyed Mosque from an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip, on September 9, 2024

Otzma Yehudit joins UTJ in threat to boycott Knesset plenum this week

Lapid cancels diplomatic US trip to attend plenum

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at a conference called "Israel's Return to the Temple Mount," at the Knesset on July 24, 2024.

Ben-Gvir and the Temple Mount: What is he doing and why is he doing it? - analysis

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's provocative Temple Mount statements are a calculated move to maintain political relevance and leverage within his coalition, despite potential risks.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir during his visit to Temple Mount on 18.7.2024

Otzma Yehudit slams Shin Bet head in newspaper ad

In the letter, Bar said that the phenomenon had worsened partly due to Jewish terrorists feeling that they had “backing” from certain members of the government.

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

President Isaac Herzog 'appreciates me very much,' Ben-Gvir says after Herzog speaks to protesters

In his comments, Ben-Gvir noted that Herzog is allegedly satisfied by Otzma Yehudit MKs despite political disagreements. 

  Head of the Otzma Yehudit party MK Itamar Ben Gvir and members of the party meet with Israeli president Isaac Herzog at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on November 10, 2022.

President Herzog, anti-Bibi protesters argue Kahanism in Israeli government

President Herzog responds to demonstrators calling on him to do more for the hostages and to denounce Itamar Ben-Gvir.

 President Isaac Herzog.

Opposition strikes down coalition law after Otzma Yehudit absent from plenum

Israel's government removed the next three bills from the plenum's agenda after realizing they no longer had a majority.

 Yesh Atid MK Yair Lapid speaks at the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, on August 14, 2024