Jan 19, 2025 · Ben-Gvir has been convicted eight times for offenses that include racism and supporting a terrorist organization. As a teen, his views were so extreme that the army banned him from compulsory military service. Ben-Gvir gained notoriety in his youth as a follower of the late racist rabbi Meir Kahane.

Jan 14, 2025 · National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir sparked outcry Monday when he claimed he had repeatedly foiled a hostage-ceasefire deal with Hamas over the past year, while calling on Finance...

In October 2021, Ben-Gvir and Joint List leader Ayman Odeh had a physical confrontation during a visit to the Kaplan Medical Center to see Miqdad Qawasmeh, a Hamas operative who had been on a hunger strike for over three months of his administrative detention.

Jan 19, 2025 · National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and members from his Otzma Yehudit party submitted resignation letters from the government and coalition on Sunday, as they had previously promised...

Jan 19, 2025 · Israel's far-right security minister, an opponent of the ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, has resigned from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's coalition government, along...

Jan 14, 2025 · National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said in a post on X/Twitter on Tuesday that his party had prevented a hostage deal from being achieved on numerous occasions.

Jan 19, 2025 · Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has resigned from the country’s ruling coalition in protest against the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, his Jewish Power party announced on Sunday.

Jan 14, 2025 · National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has sparked outrage after claiming that he has repeatedly blocked a potential hostage deal over the past year.

Jan 14, 2025 · Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday urged colleagues to reject a cease-fire deal in the country’s bloody conflict with Hamas. He also outraged some families of hostages held by Hamas by saying he has …

Jul 18, 2024 · Israel's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir sparked anger Thursday with another visit to Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site, threatening to disrupt ongoing discussions about...