National security

The state is not trying to solve the protection racket problem, only to silence it

What is wrong with the government decision to compensate victims of the protection racket? That without complementary steps, this is nothing more than an election bribe.

When the government "fights" protection racket
Young Israelis are trying to understand is whether the relationship that has defined Israeli security for decades will look the same in the decades ahead.PremiumPremium

Israel's American dilemma: We love America, but stop running our war

A police officer carries a weapon as he helps after two City of Miami police officers were shot on October 09, 2025, in Miami, Florida. Two City of Miami police officers were shot in the city’s Allapattah neighborhood during an investigation.

Florida man indicted for federal hate crimes in attempted mass shooting targeting Jews at AIPAC

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

A-G deputies warn Ben-Gvir over alleged pattern of blocking police promotions


Soldier sentenced to 27 months in jail for leaking secrets, IDF intel

The soldier had been arrested and interrogated by the Shin Bet and the police, along with a variety of other civilians back in March and April 2022.

 IDF troops are seen operating across the West Bank as part of Operation Break the Wave on March 11, 2023

Ben-Gvir barred from giving operational orders to police, High Court rules

Ben-Gvir says he advance the judicial reform and will pass further amendments to counter the ruling.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Israeli Chief of Police Kobi Shabtai at a ceremony for a new police station in Neot Hovav Industrial zone, southern Israel, March 14, 2023.

Ben-Gvir's actions prove he is trying to politicize police, opposition MKs say

"Everything we warned of is happening," Yesh Atid MK and former senior police official Yoav Segalovitz said.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Israeli Chief of Police Kobi Shabtai at a ceremony for a new police station in Neot Hovav Industrial zone, southern Israel, March 14, 2023

Percentage of Israelis optimistic about national security drops to 31%

The percentage of Israelis who are optimistic about the future of Israel's national security declined from 46% in January to 31% in February. 

 Israelis are seen demonstrating near the Supreme Court in Jerusalem ahead of a vote in the Knesset on judicial reform, on February 20, 2023.

Ben-Gvir is trying to distract from poor performance - analysis

National Security Minister Ben-Gvir is using uproar over protests and the police to distract from his failure to counter terrorism and crime.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to the media at the Shaare Tzedek hospital in Jerusalem on, January 28, 2023.

Netanyahu: We’ll act against our enemies in all arenas near and far

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterates his uncompromising support for Israel's security, even if it flies in the face of international sentiment.

 Benjamin Netanyahu, January 2018

Israel, US to fund bilateral Homeland Security projects with BIRD

$1m. is being offered by the US Department of Homeland Security and Israeli National Security Ministry to approved firms with innovative solutions.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security emblem is pictured at the National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) located just outside Washington in Arlington, Virginia September 24, 2010.

Ben-Gvir visits Nazareth in the wake of double murder

"I worry about the residents here; we have to fight a brutal war against this crime," Ben-Gvir told his colleagues and the media.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to the media at the Shaare Tzedek hospital in Jerusalem on, January 28, 2023.

Ben-Gvir instructs Israel Police to probe celebrations for terrorist's release

Terrorist Karim Younis was in prison for 40 years for his kidnapping and murder of an IDF soldier.

 MK Itamar Ben-Gvir and Chief of Police Kobi Shabtai attend an Arrangements Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2022.

This is what happens when you are self-employed with no accountant - opinion

Is there no protest from hard-working middle-income citizens who keep meticulous records and finish the year having paid their property tax and Bituach Leumi?

 Illustrative image of doing taxes.