Itamar Ben-Gvir

'Terrorist' vs 'Judeo-Nazi': MKs trade barbs over bill barring Red Cross from Israeli prisons

The bill was drafted by Galit Distel Atbaryan, Keti Shitrit, and a group of additional lawmakers. Thirty-six MKs voted in favor of the bill, while 41 opposed it, and it was removed from the agenda.

MK GALIT Distel Atbaryan leads the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 29, 2026.
A view shows a Red Cross vehicle outside the Israeli military prison Ofer ahead of the expected release of Palestinian prisoners, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, January 30, 2025.

Knesset rejects proposed bill aimed at preventing Red Cross from visiting Palestinian detainees

National Security Minister and Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben-Gvir addresses reporters at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 22, 2026

Hind Rajab Foundation demands US Justice Department prosecute Ben-Gvir

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks outside his office at the Knesset, June 3, 2026.

Israeli politicians lash out after Netanyahu announces intention of 'broad national government'


Jerusalem man arrested over alleged threat against Itamar Ben-Gvir

Upon receiving the complaint, Judea and Samaria District police opened an investigation and notified additional security officials, police said.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, November 3, 2025.

Israeli politics have shifted from institutional decline to perpetual negation - opinion

Beyond the Ben-Gvir controversy lies a structural crisis; information overload is reshaping politics, weakening institutions, and elevating figures who thrive in disorder.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on December 31, 2025.

Agents of chaos are reshaping a world beyond post–World War II norms - opinion

Agents of chaos should be the ones who are given no quarter by the public whenever the opportunity arises.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gestures on the day the Supreme Court hears a petition seeking to force the prime minister to oust him, in Jerusalem.

Israel Prison Service chief’s lawyers threaten High Court petition as indictment looms

The case is tied to a broader investigation involving senior officials connected to National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Chief Comissioner of the IPS Kobi Yaakobi with Minister Avi Dichter.

Israel intercepts Gaza 'condom' flotilla, detaining nearly 200 activists, sparking backlash

Shir Perets discusses how Israeli officials conducted a combined operation to neutralize both the Global Sumud Flotilla itself and its explosive potential in the international narrative.

Activist Thiago Avila, a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla detained by Israel, sits at a magistrate's court to attend a detention extension hearing in Ashkelon, southern Israel, May 3, 2026.

Police officials criticized for attending Ben-Gvir's birthday party

During the party, the minister’s wife, Ayala Ben-Gvir, presented him with a cake decorated with a drawing of a hanging noose.

GUESTS ARRIVE to the birthday celebrations of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in Moshav Emunim, May 2, 2026.

High Court: Ben-Gvir cannot bar police, prison officials from Knesset oversight hearings

The court also determined that a minister’s personal attendance does not replace the need for professional officials to answer lawmakers’ questions.

NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives for a hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem, in April 2026.

A-G moves to press criminal charges against Israel Prison Service commissioner

Ben-Gvir said the attorney-general was "a criminal," "ousted," and "anti-democratic," and accused her of acting against Israel's best interests by attempting to "frame" Yaakobi.

 Israel Prison Service chief Kobi Yaakobi attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on November 20, 2024.

Negev governance crisis: Polygamy running rampant, contractors exposed to extortion

The comptroller noted that there is no coordinating government body that collects information, sets policy, resolves disputes between agencies, and oversees implementation.

Bedouin women sit outside their demolished homes in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran in the Negev desert, in the in the Southern Israel, January 18, 2017.

'This will be an all out war': Israel Police launch operation clamping down on youth crime

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said that the operation would reflect a "zero tolerance" approach to those who "disrupt public order, undermine governance, and harm citizens."

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.