Netanyahu must put his house in order and instruct the MKs in his party and the ministers in his coalition to wait with these ambiguous statements regarding settlements.
Itamar Ben-Gvir is certainly one of the most influential figures in Israel. But, the question of whether national security improved under his tenure as national security minister is another matter.
“The task here isn’t easy; there are layer upon layer of crime hubs. Our mission is to simply cut off its head," Ben Gvir said.
Noa Goldenberg, arrested for throwing sand at Itamar Ben-Gvir, is released to house arrest, with her mother denouncing the detention as "absurd" amid protests.
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The push to advance the idea of sanctions comes as Ben-Gvir had pushed the issue of Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount.
Ben-Gvir said that if the attorney general's office believed that the promotion was illegal, it should appeal to the High Court, but until then the promotion was a "done deal."
Noisy public infighting usually develops into an attempt by parties to leverage their position to score political victories.
Ben-Gvir attempted to assert that the status quo, under which Jews can visit but not pray on the Temple Mount, no longer exists.
The Chief of Staff, Major General Herzi Halevi, said "the incident of breaking into the Sde Teiman base is extremely serious and against the law."
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