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Itamar Ben-Gvir

News Briefs / The Temple Mount

Ben-Gvir Permits Jews to Pray, Sing and Dance across Temple Mount

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Under the Israeli national security minister's new guidelines, police were instructed to allow Jewish prayer at the Jerusalem holy site.

Video of the Day / Pulse of Israel

The Real Story Behind Ben-Gvir's Visit to the US

By Avi Abelow

Yishai Fleisher and Avi Abelow discuss Ben-Gvir's recent visit to the US. Yishai was Ben-Gvir's advisor and translator for the visit.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / The Knesset

Proposed Knesset Bill Offers Cash to Gazans Willing to Relocate

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Anyone who accepts the package and later attempts to return to Gaza would, under the bill, be required to repay it plus a 100% penalty adjusted for inflation and interest.

Headline / Government / The Knesset

Ben-Gvir Apologizes to Netanyahu after 'Soul Searching'

By Jewish Press News Desk

"I did some soul-searching on Shabbat and realized that I was wrong ."

Police and Crime / Government / The Courts / News Briefs

High Court Rejects Clause in ‘Ben-Gvir Amendment’ Involving Police Probes

By David Isaac

The court "is once again making itself sovereign," National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said.

Jewish / Politics / Government / The Temple Mount

Ben-Gvir Makes Chanukah Trip to Temple Mount

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"This morning, I ascended to the site of our Holy Temple to pray for the safety of our soldiers, the swift return of all the hostages, and absolute victory, with God's help."

Police and Crime / Government / News Briefs / Islamists / Israeli Arabs

Ben-Gvir Orders Police to Block Islamic Calls to Prayer Over Loudspeakers

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Leaders of Israel's Arab community threatened "unrest and even riots" in response to the move.

IDF & Security / Government / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

Ben-Gvir: Lebanon Ceasefire Proposal a ‘Big Mistake’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"Precisely now, when Hezbollah is beaten and longs for a cease-fire, it is forbidden to stop," said Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Government / The Courts / Left vs. Right

Israeli High Court Orders Review of Thousands of Post-October 7 Gun Licenses

By Pesach Benson / TPS

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir streamlined the process of getting a gun license.

Government / Left vs. Right

Netanyahu Looks to Rein in ‘Adversarial’ Attorney General

By David Isaac

A Monday Cabinet meeting saw coalition ministers vent over what they said was the attorney general's interference in government decision-making.

US / The Temple Mount

US Condemns Ben-Gvir’s Call for Synagogue on Israel's Temple Mount

By Andrew Bernard

The US doesn't believe Jews should have the right or freedom to pray in their holiest site.

The Temple Mount

Ben-Gvir: Jews Can Pray at Temple Mount; Bibi: No Change in Status Quo

By Charles Bybelezer

The national security minister insisted Israeli law does not discriminate between Jews and Muslims.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Government

Ben-Gvir Attacks Decision to Release 30 Jailed Terrorists

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The national security minister bemoaned the move to return them to Gaza without conditions.

Holidays & Observances / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount

Ben-Gvir Visits Temple Mount During Birkat Cohanim Ceremony

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Tens of thousands of Jewish worshippers participated in the semi-annual Birkat Kohanim at the Western Wall.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / Government / Left vs. Right

Ben-Gvir: Biden sides with Tlaib, Sinwar over Netanyahu

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The national security minister told The New York Times that the US president is "enormously mistaken" to pressure Israel over its military campaign against Hamas.

Politics / Government / Left vs. Right

Ben-Gvir Accuses AG of Double-Standard, Demands Action from Netanyahu

By David Isaac

Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara is employing two sets of rules out of political motives, said the national security minister.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / Government / News Briefs

Smotrich Tells Blinken: ‘We Will Always Act According to the Israeli Interest’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Ben-Gvir tweeted, “it’s not the time to speak softly with Hamas, it’s time to use that big stick.”

Terrorism / Hamas / Government

Ben-Gvir Bans Meat for Oct. 7 Terrorists

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Nukhba terrorists currently receive three meals a day, including one meat-based meal on most days of the week.

Government / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Ben-Gvir Slams Gallant Over Administrative Arrest of Samaria Residents

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"Someone has got confused and forgot who is the enemy and who is the beloved,” Ben-Gvir tweeted.

Terrorism / Israel

256,000 Applications for Gun Licenses Submitted Since Start of War

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Minister of National Security MK Itamar Ben-Gvir said, “A weapon saves lives..."

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria / Israeli Arabs

Ben-Gvir to Police: Prevent Terrorist Release Celebrations

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"Victory celebrations give backing to those human scum, for those Nazis," the national security minister said.

Government

Netanyahu Meets Ben-Gvir in Bid to Ease Coalition Tensions

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The national security minister was excluded from a recent security assessment, and is reportedly frustrated by the coalition's unwillingness to harshen conditions for security prisoners.

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Government / Palestinian Authority / Israeli Arabs

Israel Foils Iranian Assassination Attempt on Ben-Gvir

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Two Israeli Arabs and three Palestinian Authority Arabs were working on behalf of Iran to assassinate Itamar Ben Gvir.

IDF & Security / US

Smotrich Calls Out US Hypocrisy Against Israel's War Against Terror

By Jewish Press News Desk

"I am not even talking about the Americans and how they acted in Afghanistan and Iraq," Smotrich said.

Government

Thanks to Ben-Gvir, Jonathan Pollard to get a Gun

By Jewish Press News Desk

A court previously ruled that Pollard didn't meet any of the eligibility criteria for being approved for a gun license.

The Knesset

Big Win for Ben-Gvir: Knesset Passes 4 Laws Toughening Punishments for Domestic Abuse, Extortion and More

By Pesach Benson / TPS

“Thank you to the excellent team of the ‘Otzma Yehudit’ faction,” said Minister Ben-Gvir.

Headline / Terrorism / Police and Crime / Government

Police Adopt Ben-Gvir's Gun Reform Encouraging Citizens to Carry

By Jewish Press News Desk

Until now, the police confiscated the guns of civilian heroes who shot at terrorists.

Palestinian Authority

PA Calls on ICC to Issue Arrest Warrant for Ben-Gvir

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Israeli minister praised the targeted killing of Islamic Jihad leaders, called for offensive against terrorists in Judea and Samaria.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / European Union

EU Cancels Europe Day Reception Rather Than Risk Listening to Itamar Ben-Gvir [Updated]

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Poland and Hungary oppose a statement from the E.U. against Ben-Gvir’s participation in the Europe Day event.

Israel / Politics / News Briefs

Coalition Tensions Rise as Ben-Gvir Fumes Over Return of Terrorist Bodies

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called the decision to return three bodies of terrorists as “a grave mistake that will cost us dearly.”

IDF & Security / Government

Senior Israeli Military Officer Reprimanded for Unauthorized Meeting with Itamar Ben-Gvir

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Col. Avinoam Emunah met with Ben-Gvir to discuss the possibility of an appointment as commander of the new National Guard.

Government / Media

Ben-Gvir Clarifies Controversial Statement about the Joint (JDC)

By Jewish Press News Desk

JDC program cancelled due to lack of proper filing, not ideology.

Government / Left vs. Right

Itamar Ben-Gvir Calls for Firing the Politicized Attorney General

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Some speculate that Bahrav-Miara wants to be fired so she can use it to launch her career as a leader of a leftwing party.

Government / News Briefs / Media

Ben-Gvir Sends a Message to America

By Jewish Press News Desk

Ben-Gvir hopes to end the misassumptions about him, and explain his goals.

Government / The Courts / Left vs. Right

Surreal: Supreme Court Tells Ben-Gvir to get Permission from AG

By Jewish Press News Desk

Ben-Gvir made it clear he doesn't trust the AG, and she's made it clear he's not allowed to have anyone else represent him.

Featured / Government / The Courts / Left vs. Right / News Briefs

Ben-Gvir Tells High Court: ‘Permit Me to Represent Myself’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"I no longer trust the attorney general," the national security minister, himself a lawyer, tells the judges.

Police and Crime / Government

Ben-Gvir Removes Tel Aviv's Police Chief

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Ben-Gvir's office released a statement that the move was planned in advance as was not to push anyway aside.

Video of the Day

Ish Yemini

By Video of the Day

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir listen to Megillah together at a Border Police base.

IDF & Security / News Briefs

Israel Police Thwart Plot to Assassinate Ben-Gvir

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The suspect, a resident of eastern Jerusalem, was allegedly paid by terrorist groups to carry out the murder during a visit by the Israeli minister to the Temple Mount during Ramadan.

Police and Crime / Government / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria / Israeli Arabs

UN Data Points to Rise in Illegal Arab Building Demolitions Under Ben-Gvir

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Between Jan. 1 and Feb. 7, 144 illegal structures were destroyed in eastern Jerusalem and Area C of Judea and Samaria.

IDF & Security / Government

Ben-Gvir Threatens to Shut Down Gun License Division Amid Mounting Backlog of Requests

By Pesach Benson / TPS

There is a backlog of 17,373 requests that have not been processed and 9,256 requests were rejected in 2022.

Politics / Left vs. Right / Holocaust

Former Meretz Leader Zahava Gal-on Compares Ben-Gvir to Hitler

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“The daughter of Holocaust survivors is cheapening and ripping up the [memory] of the holy six million [Jews who were killed by the Nazis],” responded the Israeli National Security Minister.

Terrorism / Israeli Arabs

Terrorists Karim and Maher Younis Rearrested, Questioned Over Alleged Incitement

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Prosecutors are reportedly discussing possible fresh charges against Maher, who upon being released from jail said, “I am prepared to serve another 40 years in order to liberate the homeland of Palestine.”

Middle East / Levant / US / The Temple Mount

United States, Hamas and Others Condemn Minister Ben-Gvir's Visit to Temple Mount

By Jewish Press News Desk

"I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all the families on earth will be blessed through you." Bereisheet 12:3.

Hamas / Palestinian Authority / The Temple Mount / Abu Ali Express

Hamas Releases Statement Following Ben-Gvir's Ascent to Temple Mount

By Abu Ali Express

After all of yesterday's "grave threats", Hamas issued a threat-less statement this morning following Ben Gvir's visit to the Temple Mount.

Featured / Hamas / The Temple Mount / Abu Ali Express

How to Properly Analyze the Hamas Threat to Ben-Gvir's Temple Mount Visit

By Abu Ali Express

This is a well-known tactic that Hamas frequently uses to avoid having to act on their threats.

Headline / Government / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Sovereignty

Fake Out! Ben Gvir Goes Up to Temple Mount

By Jewish Press News Desk

Security forces believed it would be a bad idea if Ben-Gvir has folded and not gone up after the Hamas threats.

IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Government

Border Police to be Split from Israel Police, Put Under Ben-Gvir’s Command

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The coalition deal between the Likud Party and incoming National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit Party calls for the move to be implemented within 90 days of the new government’s formation.

"Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Gulf States / UAE

Israel Observes its First UAE National Day

By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk

The Abraham Accords are “a warm peace between our people, a true peace of goodwill, mutual respect, friendship, moderation and tolerance,” said Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu.

US / Politics / Government / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism

Former US Diplomats Call on Biden to Withhold Military Aid and Cooperation with Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“If the extremist views of the soon to be formed Israeli Government become policy, the Biden Administration needs to step up,” tweeted Aaron David Miller, who served six secretaries of state as an advisor on Arab-Israeli negotiations.

Am Yisrael Chai

Bibi Did NOT Win the Elections

By Shmuel Sackett

It has been my prediction all along that Netanyahu will turn the Knesset upside down just to leave Ben-Gvir out of the coalition.

US / The Knesset / Diaspora

Rabbis Call out State Department for Double Standard on Ben-Gvir vs. Arab Terrorism

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Rabbi Steven Pruzansky pointed out, “The bottom line is that Rabbi Kahane never murdered anyone, while the Palestinian Authority, a union of terror organizations, instigates and lauds murders on a daily basis, following the model of its founder, Yasser Arafat..."

Featured / Sovereignty

Enough of the American Bear Hug

By Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar

After blatantly interfering in Israel's election campaign, despite priding itself as being the greatest democracy in the world, the American administration has found it difficult to internalize and accept the democratic choice of the people of Israel.

Photo of the Day

Finally, a Ben-Gvir / Netanyahu Photo Op

By Jewish Press Staff

Now that elections are over, it's safe for Ben-Gvir to be seen together with Netanyahu.

The Yishai Fleisher Show on JewishPress.com

Tel Aviv and Ben Gvir

By Moshe Herman

Yishai is in Tel Aviv after Yom Kippur and is learning what makes patriot of the Jewish State, MK Itamar Ben Gvir, tick.

Video of the Day

Look What Happened When Itamar Ben-Gvir Visited Tel Aviv

By Jewish Press Staff

You might expect that when MK Itamar Ben-Gvir vists Tel Aviv his welcome might be perhaps less than warm or welcoming...

Headline / Israel / Politics / Elections

Netanyahu Hosts Ben-Gvir and Smotrich for Negotiations in His Home

By Jewish Press News Desk

Netanyahu wants them to merge their parties to maximize the chances of forming a rightwing coalition.

Politics / Elections / The Knesset

Election Update on the Divided Right

By Jewish Press News Desk

Ben-Gvir calls for a public ceasefire with Smotrich, as Smotrich's party goes to the polls.

Featured / The Temple Mount

Thousands of Jews Ascend Temple Mount on Tisha B'Av

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hamas previously threatened to attack if Jews went up on Tisha B'Av.

Video of the Day

Ben-Gvir Can't Sleep

By Video of the Day

Itamar can't sleep, until he finds what to count...

Police and Crime / Left vs. Right / The Knesset

Suspect Who Threatened to Murder MK Itamar Ben-Gvir Arrested

By Jewish Press News Desk

The caller pretended to be an Arab policeman who is a pariah to the left.

Police and Crime / The Knesset / Israeli Arabs

LISTEN: Caller Threatens to Murder MK Itamar Ben-Gvir and His Family

By Jewish Press News Desk

Ben-Gvir was calm, cool and collected throughout the entire threatening phone call.

The Courts / Left vs. Right / The Knesset / Social Media

Itamar Ben-Gvir Suing Facebook for ‘Deliberately Harming His Exposure for Political Reasons’

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

According to Ben Gvir, Facebook lowered the exposure of his publications, imposed various restrictions on his account, and sent a warning message without any details on how he violated its rules.

Police and Crime / The Knesset / Jerusalem

MK Itamar Ben-Gvir Passes Out in Clash with Police, Reopens Office in Shimon Hatzadik

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Ben-Gvir vows to stay in Shimon Hatzadik until the police start protecting the Jewish residents.

Police and Crime / The Knesset / Israeli Arabs

Itamar Ben-Gvir Visits Arab Village of Kafr Qassem

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Ben-Gvir declared that “Whoever runs armed militias – his place in prison.”

Israel / Police and Crime / Social Media

MK Ben-Gvir Files Complaint against Facebook CEO Over Illegal WhatsApp Wiretaps

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Ben-Gvir quoted WhatsApp’s response to him in which he said they admitted to wiretapping his wife’s line and those of another 30 people illegally.

Video of the Day / The Temple Mount

Watch: MK Itamar Ben-Gvir Storms the Temple Mount

By Video of the Day

Itamar Ben-Gvir paid a very respectful visit to the Jewish people's holiest site for the first time since being elected to the Knesset.

The Knesset / Israeli Arabs

Aide to Arab Lawmakers Banned from Knesset after Assaulting Itamar Ben-Gvir

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Za’atra was one of the organizers of the BDS’  “Israeli Apartheid Week” in the Israeli Arab city of Nazareth in 2013.

Headline / Israel / Politics / Elections

Smotrich and Ben-Gvir Agree to Join Forces Ahead of Elections

By Jewish Press News Desk

Polls show the merged parties having a better chance of passing the electoral threshold.

Video of the Day / Jerusalem / Coronavirus

Community in Shock over Images from Police Raid on Illegal Wedding in Givat Ze'ev

By Jewish Press News Desk

The groom's attorney Itamar Ben-Gvir issued a statement saying "the police is not behaving even as they did at Hamas weddings in eastern Jerusalem."

Israel / Elections / Photo of the Day

Kahane Chai & Free Advertising

By Photo of the Day

Not in Rabbi Meir Kahane's wildest dream could he have imagined seeing posters for Kahane Chai posted all over Israel, and even in Tel Aviv.

Featured / US / Elections / The Knesset / Diaspora

Otzma Yehudit to AIPAC: Go Home

By Jewish Press Staff

Otzma Yehudit told AIPAC members to come home to Israel to earn the right to participate in internal Israeli politics.

Featured / Politics / Government / The Courts / Religious & Secular in Israel

Attorney Ben-Gvir Advocates Removing Kahane Movement's Terrorist Designation

By JNi.Media

Attorney Ben-Gvir wrote the AG: "It is clear to any knowledgeable person that the government's decision was a political ploy designed to silence the opposition."

Police and Crime / The Courts

Right-Wing Attorney: Lehava Arrests Aimed at Pacifying ‘Reform and Radical Left’

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In two weeks the police are scheduled to respond to an appeal filed by the Reform Movement, who are demanding that Gopstein and Lehava be brought to trial.

Politics / Police and Crime / Government / The Courts / News Briefs / Media / Jerusalem / Religious & Secular in Israel

Prosecution Indicts Wedding Guests for Hating Arabs While Dancing

By JNi.Media

This story would be difficult to comprehend by readers who enjoy the benefits of the First, Second and Fourth Amendments.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Politics / Police and Crime / The Courts / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel

Israeli Leftwing Hooligans Attack Pro-Azaria Rally with Tear Gas

By JNi.Media

"If these were [rightwing organization] Lehava activists there is no doubt they would have been held in jail until the end of the proceedings."

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

State Issues Administrative Detention, Expulsion from Judea and Samaria Orders Against Jewish Activists

By JNi.Media

The lesson for these youths is there is no democracy or due process in Israel, confirming what many of them already believed to be true.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / Religious & Secular in Israel / Judea & Samaria

Itamar Ben-Gvir Threatened in Tel Aviv Hate Graffiti

By Jewish Press News Desk

Ben-Gvir demanded the Left condemn the graffiti and threats against his life, as strongly as they condemn the Right.

Israel / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Marzel Warns Elections Committee to Allow Jew to Observe Arab Polls

By Jewish Press News Desk

Baruch Marzel, candidate for the Knesset on the Yachad list, and activist Itamar Ben-Gvir have warned that they will ask that the Elections Committee to void the votes at Arab polling stations if Jewish observers are not allowed. Marzel and Ben Gvir told Independent Media Review and Analysis (IMRA) during the right-wing rally in Tel […]

Elections / News Briefs / The Knesset / Israel Elections 5775

And the Right is Back

By Shalom Bear

After narrowing missing in the last elections, Michael Ben-Ari is trying to make a comeback and represent the "real right-wing" in Israel.

Israel / Jewish / Police and Crime / News Briefs

No Hostages Yet, but At Least Cops Nab Teenage Jews

By Meir Halevi Siegel

Manhunt continues in Hebron, but police get results in another theatre: Jewish teens from Beitar Illit

Serials

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