Avshalom Peled

Police officials criticized for attending Ben-Gvir's birthday party

During the party, the minister’s wife, Ayala Ben-Gvir, presented him with a cake decorated with a drawing of a hanging noose.

|ByALON HOCHMON/MAARIV
GUESTS ARRIVE to the birthday celebrations of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in Moshav Emunim, May 2, 2026.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir confronts the families of the hostages. October 27, 2025.

'Inflaming tensions': Bedouin mayor slams Ben-Gvir's unauthorized visit after meeting cancellation

The visit follows weeks of sharp clashes between the two and criticism Ben-Gvir faced during his previous trip to the town.

|ByYANIR YAGNA
Israel Police's Avshalom Peled, 2023

The race for commissioner: Ben-Gvir’s Israel Police head candidate may be disqualified

Israel Police deputy commissioner Avshalom Peled, nominated last month by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to be the next police commissioner, is now under scrutiny.

|ByANNA BARSKY, TAMAR URIEL-BEERI