Itamar Ben Gvir
![MK Gadi Eisenkot and Head of the National Unity party MK Benny Gantz hold a press conference in Ramat Gan, September 3, 2024](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=700/2024/09/04/603fe0e0-6aa2-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h268_w400.jpg)
Gantz addressed his handshake with Ben-Gvir, which was documented during Babchik's son's wedding.
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Temple Mount, Hamas
Hamas responded to Minister Ben Gvir's statement to Army Radio that he would like to erect a synagogue on the Temple Mount by calling on Arabs in Judea and Samaria and inside Israel to "protect al-Aqsa."
![Incoming Israeli Chief of Police Daniel Levi and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/26/be49c860-6398-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h268_w400.jpg)
Ben Gvir, Temple Mount
The National Security Minister's comments draw swift criticism from coalition partners and opposition.
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Israel Prison Services
Criminal prisoners across Israel have launched a hunger strike today, protesting what they claim are deteriorating detention conditions and increased violence from prison guards.
![A house which was directly hit in a missile attack from Lebanon, in Katsrin, northern Israel, August 21, 2024.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/21/fd1b41c0-5fc6-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h268_w400.jpg)
Katzrin, Hezbollah, Ben Gvir
Today's missile strike on Katzrin prompted National Security Minister Ben Gvir to call for robust military action against Hezbollah. The attack was part of a larger barrage of approximately 50 rockets and suicide drones launched by Hezbollah.
![National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/14/acf101a0-5a1a-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h268_w400.jpg)
Itamar Ben Gvir, Temple Mount
Shas and Yesh Atid's unprecedented collaboration challenges Ben-Gvir's actions, threatening to redefine Temple Mount access and shake Netanyahu's coalition.
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Iran, Israel-Gaza War
A sinister wave of anonymous threats has engulfed the smartphones of Israeli officials and journalists, exposing a chilling new frontier in cyber intimidation, with messages warning "Sleep with your eyes open at night" from foreign numbers.
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Ben Gvir, Holon Terror Attack, Weapons
The Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir arrived at the scene of the deadly terror attack in Holon, and called on the public to be armed.
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Gallant, Ben Gvir, Sde Teiman
Israel's military bases faced an unexpected threat as protesters, including members of the ruling coalition, stormed the gates and breached security perimeters. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant's demand for an investigation into far-right minister Itamar Ben Gvir's potential interference with police action has thrown the government into turmoil, exposing deep fissures within Netanyahu's fragile coalition.
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USA, Majdal Shams, Hezbollah
Israel's security cabinet has authorized a response to the devastating attack on Majdal Shams. The situation remains tense as regional and international stakeholders await Israel's next move.
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Ben Gvir, Smotrich, US Sanctions
Ben-Gvir: Israel will dismantle Palestinian Authority in response to US sanctions on ministers.
![Thousands anti-overhaul activists march through Tel Aviv as they protest the government's judicial reform](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/18/78282740-4512-11ef-9b01-b9b61028cadd__h268_w400.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Protests, Israel Police
The indictment revealed that the officers acted contrary to police protocol and used stun grenades, despite being able to choose another method that would have posed less risk to the protesters, including children and the elderly.
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Lapid, Netanyahu, Trump
Trump's recent assassination attempt underscores the need for democracies to address the toxic rhetoric that paints political opponents as "enemies of the people."
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Knesset
Due to Ben Gvir's refusal to pass the "Rabbi's Law" and Shas' anger at Ben Gvir for doing so - the coalition lacks the majority
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Politics, Hostage Deal
The opposition leader said that his party would prevent Netanyahu's government from falling if he moved ahead with a hostage deal and Smotrich and Ben Gvir left the coalition.
![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.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/06/30/85578700-36d3-11ef-92f9-1b32553736e2__h268_w400.jpg)
Politics, Ben Gvir
Smotrich's controversial move signals escalating Israeli policy.
![Israeli minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir and head of the Shas party Aryeh Deri in the Israeli parliament, 2023.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/06/21/be74f2f0-2f96-11ef-a53f-1909d648c45b__h268_w400.jpg)
Netanyahu, Politics, Ben Gvir, Aryeh Deri
Bibi's fragile coalition hangs by a thread, with growing sentiment that we are heading back to elections way ahead of schedule.
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Israel-Gaza War
The Otzma Yehudit party leader delivers a sharp and firm message to Netanyahu regarding possible hostage deal.
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"The Day After"
After the storm surrounding the defense minister's statement, a sharp confrontation broke out in the cabinet meeting with Ben Gvir saying that Gallant is "ignoring the majority."
![People react during a speech of Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir at an official Memorial Day ceremony which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror in Ashdod Military Cemetery on May 13, 2024.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/05/13/7172e9c0-1110-11ef-ae3e-5ba489b5eb8e__h3400_w5100.jpg)
Memorial Day
Angry shouts were directed at ministers who participated in Memorial Day ceremonies: "Go home, soldiers were killed because of you!"