Tally Gotliv

Ben-Gvir surges in polls as election campaign exposes deep divisions in Israel

The contrasting reactions to Ben-Gvir's campaign visit to Ramla offered a glimpse into Israel's deeply polarized society as his far-right Otzma Yehudit party surges in the polls.

|ByRUTH EGLASH/JTA
Election billboards for Otzma Yehudit party and its party head Itamar Ben Gvir, in Ramat Gan. October 04, 2026.
Itamar Ben-Gvir, National Security Minister and chairman of the Otzma Yehudit party tours at Htikva market, in Tel Aviv ahead of the upcoming general elections, September 18, 2026.

Israel Election 2026: What does Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit stand for?

"If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?"

|BySHIR PERETS
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir holds a press conference with new Otzma Yehudit MK Tally Gotliv, in Tel Aviv, September 4, 2026

Likud rejects Otzma Yehudit's Ben-Gvir's push for Defense Ministry, Justice Ministry for Gotliv

Likud was displeased with Ben-Gvir's demands, and has made it clear that the party does not intend to relinquish either portfolio in future coalition negotiations.

|ByANNA BARSKY
Itamar Ben-Gvir at a campaign event in Jerusalem.

Ben-Gvir demands Defense Ministry, Tally Gotliv for justice minister in next gov’t

Ben-Gvir leads the far-right Otzma Yehudit party and recently added Gotliv to the second slot on his list after she left Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party.

|ByKESHET NEEV

Israeli journalist accused of antisemitism in confrontation with haredim on NY flight

Likud MK Tally Gotliv also got involved, attacking the journalist, whom she called a "liar" while at the Knesset.

AUGUST 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A United Airlines passenger jet takes off with New York City as a backdrop, at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, US December 6, 2019.

Likud MK criticized for visiting settler accused of killing Palestinian

Labor head Merav Michaeli attacked the visit by Gotliv, saying: "The political arm is coming to visit the military arm. A party of full terror supporters within Netanyahu's coalition."

AUGUST 7, 2023ByTROY O. FRITZHAND
Tali Gotliv at a legislative committee meeting at the Knesset on Monday, February 20, 2023.

I will not respect High Court ruling to strike down judicial reform bill - Likud MK

"The Supreme Court has no authority to intervene in Basic Laws," Gotliv argued in the tweet.

AUGUST 1, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
MK Tally Gotliv attends a conference as part of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 28, 2022.

Terrorists' hometowns should suffer collective punishment, Likud MK says

Gotliv was sanctioned earlier this year after she blamed the High Court of Justice chief justice for a terror attack in which three Israelis were killed.

JUNE 21, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tali Gotliv at a legislative committee meeting at the Knesset on Monday, February 20, 2023.

Coalition whip sanctions Likud MK for Judicial Selection Committee vote fiasco

Gotliv's activities in the Knesset will be severely curbed in reaction to her refusal to pull her candidacy in Wednesday's Judicial Selection Committee vote.

JUNE 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Tali Gottlieb seen during a vote on the judge-picking panel at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 14, 2023.

Likud MK calls for Israeli news channels to be silenced by gov't

Tally Gotliv addressed Israel's communications minister in a tweet, urging him to silence the channels because of "hate and lies."

MAY 14, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tali Gotliv at a legislative committee meeting at the Knesset on Monday, February 20, 2023.

Does Tucker Carlson have Israeli clones?

MIDDLE ISRAEL: What Fox News did with Trump’s defeat is what its Israeli clones did with the deaths of writers Yehonatan Geffen and Meir Shalev.

APRIL 28, 2023ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
Likud MK Tally Gotliv

Likud's Tally Gotliv sanctioned for blaming Chief Justice Hayut for terror attack

Gotliv will not be able to speak during the next two Knesset plenum sessions on March 22 and March 27, and in Knesset committee for three days.

MARCH 21, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Tali Gotliv at a legislative committee meeting at the Knesset on Monday, February 20, 2023.

Was the protest outside MK Gotliv's home barbaric or empathetic?

MK Tally Gotliv said protestors outside her home were violent anarchists while a video from the scene shows empathy and respect between her and them.

FEBRUARY 21, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tali Gotliv at a legislative committee meeting at the Knesset on Monday, February 20, 2023.