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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at the Knesset in Jerusalem. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Netanyahu meets Ben-Gvir in bid to ease coalition tensions

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Sunday with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in a bid to mend fences amid reported tensions. Ben-Gvir is reportedly displeased at being excluded from a high-level security briefing...
A camera hangs from a light rail stop on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem, Jan. 16, 2011. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.

Israeli government backs police use of facial-recognition cameras

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The Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Monday approved government support for a bill to allow police access to facial recognition cameras in the public square. If passed into law, police and other security services such...
Betzalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir attend Otzma Yehudit party's election campaign event in Bat Yam on April 06, 2019. Photo: Gili Yaari/Flash90

US embassy in Jerusalem again snubs Ben-Gvir and Smotrich

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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich did not receive invites to the U.S. Embassy's annual Rosh Hashanah reception, continuing the Biden administration's snub of the two senior cabinet members. According...
Workers at the Central Elections Committee warehouse in Shoham prepare ballot boxes for Israel's Nov. 1 national election, Oct.12, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Leaders of anti-reform protests to run in local elections

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The protest movement against the Netanyahu government's judicial reform program is attempting to transform itself into a democratic political force, running candidates under the name "New Contract" in municipal elections set for Oct. 31. "New...
A view of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City and the surrounding area, on Aug. 10, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Millions allocated for Jerusalem security over high holidays

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Israel’s Ministry of National Security has allocated $32 million to bolster security in eastern Jerusalem over the upcoming Jewish high holidays, which begin on Friday, Sept. 15, with Rosh Hashanah. The funds will be used...
Israelis practice shooting handguns at the Olympic Shooting Range in Herzliya, following a wave of terror attacks in Jerusalem and Israel. Oct. 18, 2015. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

88% rise in gun permits issued to Israeli women

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The number of Israeli women with permits to carry a firearm has jumped 88% over the last seven months, according to numbers released on Sunday by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. Forty-four percent of...
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, July 27, 2023. Source: Twitter.

Ben-Gvir ascends Temple Mount for Tisha B’Av

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Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Thursday in observance of Tisha B’Av. The annual fast day commemorates tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people, with a focus on the...
Palestinian journalist Said Arikat at a U.S. State Department press briefing on July 11, 2023. Credit: YouTube screenshot.

State Department rejects analogy of Russian war, Israeli ‘occupation’

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Matthew Miller, U.S. State Department spokesman, began Foggy Bottom's press briefing on July 10 by noting it was the 500th day of Russia's war on Ukraine. "For 500 days, the Ukrainian people have endured the...
Otzma Yehudit Chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to supporters at party headquarters in Jerusalem on Election Day, Nov. 1, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Otzma Yehudit drops boycott of Knesset votes

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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit Party announced on Tuesday an end to its boycott of Knesset votes following the targeted killing of three top Islamic Jihad terrorists in the Gaza Strip. “Following...
Otzma Yehudit Chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir announces his party won't attend Knesset votes as long as he's not included in security discussions, May 3, 2023. Source: Twitter.

Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir in spat over response to Gaza terror

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The latest rocket barrage from the Gaza Strip sparked intra-coalition fighting on Wednesday between the Likud Party and one of its more right-wing partners seeking greater influence over policy in the fight against terror. Israeli...