Itamar Ben-Gvir

Attorney-general freezes police commissioner decision to remove legal adviser

According to Baharav-Miara, Levi announced the decision within the police on Tuesday evening despite agreeing just hours earlier to hold off on the move.

Saudi Arabia calls on int'l community to hold Israel accountable for Jews going up Temple Mount

Saudi Arabia's statement came after a Sunday report that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrived at the Temple Mount entrance with an entourage.

21/10/2024

David Cameron: I planned to sanction Israeli ministers

Cameron specified that the sanctions were an alternative to an arms embargo, which would have been inconsistent with UK policy to support Israel against Iran.

UK PM Starmer: Sanctions are being considered on Smotrich and Ben-Gvir

Both Ben-Gvir and Smotrich responded quickly, attacking Starmer for behaving as if Israel were still a British colony.

MKs Itamar Ben-Gvir and Ahmad Tibi shout at each other in the Knesset plenum on February 21, 2024

Knesset enters heated debate on controversial bill to deport terrorists' families

A heated discussion in the Knesset on Tuesday saw lawmakers clash over a proposed bill to revoke citizenship and deport families of terrorists.

16/10/2024

Knesset debates expulsion of family members of terrorists

The bill, which is being prepared for its second and third reading, gives the authority to the Interior Minister, who can, after holding an arraignment, expel the family member.

Ben-Gvir’s Chief of Staff Chanamel Dorfman raises security amid "Level Five" threats

The rise in the minister’s chief of staff security level requires additional security personnel around Dorfman, and accompany him through the day and night.

By YAKI ADAMKER
11/10/2024

Ben-Gvir orders Arab educator be arrested for dancing on Oct. 7 on TikTok

Fact-checkers believe the video was unrelated to the Hamas attack.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court

Murder cases double, percentage of solved cases decreases under Ben-Gvir

Criminal homicides sharply increased in 2023 and 2024, and the percentage of solved cases with indictments issued decreased.

Opposition head Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem

Yair Lapid: Israel must embrace democratic, liberal ideals to defeat its enemies

The timing of the attack on October 7 was no accident: when we were the least democratic and the least liberal we suffered the hardest blow in our history.

08/10/2024
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