Itamar Ben-Gvir

Ben-Gvir approves 41 Jerusalem neighborhoods with 300,000 residents for gun license eligibility

"I call on Jerusalem residents: go get a gun license. Guns save lives, ” National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said.

A general view of Hagai (El Wad) Street in the Muslim Quarter, as seen from the roof top of Ateret Cohanim yeshiva in Jerusalem Old City, December 29, 2016.
MK Galit Distel Atbaryan leads the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026.

Coalition advances controversial, 'non-essential' legislation in Knesset amid war

 Judges arrive at the International Court of Justice at the start of a hearing where South Africa requests new emergency measures over Israel's attacks on Rafah, as part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the ICJ in December last year, The Hague, Netherlands May 17, 2024.

Israel brief to ICJ rejecting genocide claims likely delayed by Iran war

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir seen at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, July 17, 2025

Israel Police officer files contempt motion against Ben-Gvir over stalled promotion


A-G to High Court: Order must be issued instructing Netanyahu to dismiss Ben-Gvir

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara calls for the High Court to order Prime Minister Netanyahu to dismiss National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, citing abuse of authority.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir seen at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, July 17, 2025

‘Prepared for any scenario’: Israeli politicians unite backing Iran operation, vow full readiness

In his remarks, Netanyahu accused Iran’s leadership of sponsoring terrorism and threatening Israel and the United States.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pictured in Jerusalem on February 26, 2026; illustrative.

Eretz Nehederet mocks Iran crisis: From Purim rain to ballistic missiles

The producers of the satirical sketch comedy brought back their mockery of Iran as its potential conflict with the US looms large.

On Eretz Nehederet, Trump gives Iran “the final deadline” – and extends it

Why pouring billions into the Israel Police has made Israelis less safe - opinion

The fix will only come when we move to measuring outputs, cancel the revolving door of the courts, and return deterrence to center stage.

 ISRAEL POLICE officers detain a protester during a demonstration calling for the release of Gaza hostages, in Tel Aviv last month.

Court rejects Ben-Gvir bid to delay promotion case ruling, warns of harm to police independence

In the decision handed down by Judge David Gidoni, the court held that the mere filing - or even stated intention to file - an appeal does not in itself justify freezing a judgment.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives for a hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem, January 25, 2026, after Superintendent Rinat Saban filed a lawsuit accusing him, according to reports, of blocking her promotion in the police.

Border Police officer killed by accidental IDF gunfire, investigation underway

Meanwhile, the IDF killed a terrorist trying to throw explosive devices in the West Bank, authorities arrested a Palestinian for inciting pro-Hamas violence, and the Gaza Division gained a new head.

Policeman Uri Mektaev, 18, killed at his home, February 22, 2026.

Netanyahu's political opposition must present clear policies - opinion

Israel’s opposition unites against Netanyahu, but lacks policies to present a clear alternative government.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Bennett addresses leaked recording controversy: 'Ben-Gvir has no place in my government'

The change from the recording's phrase "I do not boycott" to the X post "There is no place for him in my government" is not just a semantic change; it represents a shift in Bennett's stance.

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett seen in an illustrative

If the political elite keep performing for cameras, Israel will never be able to heal - editorial

Since October 7, opposition figures have argued that they would have governed, prepared, and responded better than Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition.

A VIEW of Kibbutz Be’eri shows a destroyed home from a world left behind on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists, Palestinian civilians, UNWRA workers, and media members infiltrated Gaza border communities and massacred 1,200 people.

Hamas allegedly asked Mansour Abbas to ensure Netanyahu's re-election in 2021 - report

The official reportedly believed that "Netanyahu was looking for continued calm and quiet understandings, while a new government would be dragged into an operation in the Gaza Strip."

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 12, 2026.