Itamar Ben-Gvir

Netanyahu meets Ben-Gvir, Smotrich as opposition leaders hold coalition talks

Netanyahu met Ben-Gvir and Smotrich as opposition leaders held separate talks. Eisenkot accused Likud of undermining the vote, while Lapid urged patience.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attending the Knesset, February 7, 2024; illustrative.
Arab Israelis cast their ballots at a polling station in Tayibe, central Israel, during Israel’s general elections, October 27, 2026.

Arab Israelis, Palestinians view path to coalition through political clout - analysis

Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu at the Likud party’s election headquarters at Binyanei HaUma (Jerusalem International Convention Center) in Jerusalem, following Israel’s general elections, early October 28, 2026.

Haredi parties unable to reach consensus on next steps, bloc leaders hold coalition talks

Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu at the Likud party’s election headquarters in Jerusalem, October 28, 2026

Netanyahu's bloc leads election results as Shin Bet probes foreign interference


Italy investigating Katz, other senior officials over alleged torture of Gaza flotilla activists

Investigators opened the probe after complaints from 50 Italian citizens who were detained by Israeli authorities following two Global Sumud Flotilla missions.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a memorial ceremony for fallen Israeli soldiers of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, at the National Hall of Remembrance at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, September 22, 2026

Ben-Gvir plans to change IDF ethics code, emphasize 'Jewish values,' if named defense minister

Ben-Gvir's proposal also removes explicit provisions prohibiting harm to "non-combatants" and prisoners of war.

A pre-election billboard of Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, bearing the Hebrew text, "If he had been defense minister, October 7 would not have happened," is on display ahead of Israel's general election later this month, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 6, 2026.

Ben-Gvir accuses Netanyahu of planning to oust him, form unity gov't with Eisenkot

In late September, Ben-Gvir announced he would demand the defense minister post in the next government and called for MK Tally Gotliv to be justice minister after the upcoming October elections.

Otzma Yehudit party chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a supporters’ conference ahead of the upcoming general elections in Netanya, September 1, 2026.

Israel's security tied to diplomatic standing, 'but not at cost of our fighters,' says Ben-Gvir

“I think there’s a great importance to our diplomatic relations and connections,” Ben Gvir said in response to a question submitted by The Jerusalem Post.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Yishai Fleisher at an English-speaking election campaign event for his far-right Otzma Yehudit party at the Tel Aviv International Salon, Monday, October 12, 2026.

'Bennett II': Ben-Gvir refuses to sign vote surplus share agreement with Winter's People of Israel

Ben-Gvir refused to sign a surplus vote agreement with Ofer Winter, calling him "Bennett II," prompting Winter to accuse him of wasting right-wing votes ahead of the elections.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Maariv and Walla studios at the start of the election campaign, October 13, 2026.

Israel’s election race remains deadlocked as Ben-Gvir releases prison footage

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An election campaign poster featuring Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot is displayed on a bus in Jerusalem, October 5, 2026

The Ben-Gvir effect exposes the West’s discomfort with Jewish power - opinion

The Ben-Gvir effect has brought front stage a long-muted Jewish nationalism, attracting intense animosity but also discreet curiosity from Western leaders seeking strategies against radical Islamism.

NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER Itamar Ben-Gvir gestures the victory sign as he arrives at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem.

Otzma Yehudit MK suspected of assaulting police officers in clash with extremist settlers

Following the publication of the incident, MK Yitzhak Kreuzer filed a complaint with the Police Internal Investigations Department, claiming police used excessive force against him in the incident.

Otzma Yehudit MK  Yitzhak Kreuzer files complaint alleging excessive police force was used against him, October 11, 2026.

'You picked the wrong minister': Ben-Gvir threatens terrorists with execution in prison footage

The footage shows a meeting he held about a month ago with terrorists who, he claims, belonged to one of the cells that planned to assassinate him and harm members of his family.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir confronts an imprisoned terrorist.

Netanyahu, Smotrich hold conference to rally right-wing voters, excluding Ben-Gvir

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was not invited to the conference, named "Saving the Right," which included dozens of Religious Zionist rabbis, along with heads of yeshivas.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at the Saving the Right Conferance in Jerusalem, Thursday, October 8, 2026.