Ben-Gvir

Explaining Israel's elections: Ten scenarios Israelis should prepare for in 2026 - opinion

There could be five races again with no coalition formed, as we had before, and we might end up staying in election mode for quite some time.

|ByGIL HOFFMAN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, cast their vote during elections for the Likud Central Committee, at the Jerusalem International Convention Center, Nov.25, 2025.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the AIPAC policy conference in Washington, DC, U.S., March 6, 2018

Can AIPAC and J Street coexist? The shrinking middle ground in US-Israel support - opinion

Israel is either an apartheid genocidal state, or it can do no wrong. The result is that the political currency of being a bridge-builder has depreciated.

|ByYISRAEL KLITSNER
Israeli Navy vessels escort a vessel from the Global Sumud Flotilla to Ashdod Port, in southern Israel, October 2, 2025.

My Word: Flotillas and waves of condemnation - opinion

There was a certain irony to the violent response of the police in Bilbao to the pro-Palestinian provocateurs at the airport. After all, Spain was one of the countries that protested Ben-Gvir's video

|ByLIAT COLLINS
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir reacts as flotilla activists are detained by Israeli forces, in Ashdod Port, Israel, in this screen grab taken from a video released on May 20, 2026.

The city on a hill and the dignity of office - opinion

Israel can no longer be counted on as a beacon of democracy.

|ByNIGEL LITHMAN

53% of national religious public feels they are not properly represented in Knesset, survey reveals

A new study conducted by the Lazar Research Institute shows a new perspective on the division of opinion in the religious and ultra-Orthodox community in Israel.

MARCH 2, 2025ByMOSHE COHEN
Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Ben-Gvir slams Trump, Israeli government, calls for war after bus bombings

Ben-Gvir blamed Trump and Netanyahu for emboldening terror after a series of bus bombings in Israel, calling for an all-out war in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza and an end to lenient security policies.

FEBRUARY 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Explosion of bus in Bat Yam February 20, 2025

Arab municipal leaders demand stronger government response to rising crime

Arab municipal leaders criticize Israel's handling of rising crime, calling for stronger government action and Shin Bet involvement to combat violence.

FEBRUARY 19, 2025ByEVE YOUNG
Demonstrator holding a sign reading "the minister for nationalist incitement is responsible for the situation!" at a protest against the violence in the Israeli Arab Community and the government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv. August 26, 2023.

'I would've gotten the hostages back a year ago,' Ben-Gvir says

Ben-Gvir claims that he told Netanyahu that releasing prisoners would be 'a historic mistake that will set us back,' and the deal could lead to 'our children being kidnapped in another October 7.

FEBRUARY 16, 2025By103FM
( Illustrative) National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over a backfrop of hostage photos

Hundreds gather in protest outside Tel Aviv's Kirya after Hamas's announcement

"We must return to war and destroy!" Ben-Gvir wrote on X/Twitter following the announcement.

FEBRUARY 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Protesters gather to call for release of hostages, February 10, 2025.

Ben-Gvir says chances that Otzma Yehudit returns to gov't increased after Netanyahu-Trump meeting

Ben-Gvir made the statement after Trump's comments on Tuesday regarding the transfer of Palestinians from Gaza.

FEBRUARY 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir asks the District Court in Jerusalem to bar the showing of an expose against him, November 10, 2024

Ben-Gvir: Eyes cry with happiness at hostages return, heart shrinks at 'humiliating' footage

“Welcome home, but if we do not topple Hamas, the next October 7 is at the doorstep. We must return to war and destruct,” Ben-Gvir wrote.

JANUARY 25, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Otzma Yehudit head Itamar Ben Gvir in the Knesset

Smotrich demands IDF return to fighting after first phase of deal

The statement indicated that Smotrich did not receive the assurances he demanded in an earlier meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByELIAV BREUER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich attend a plenum session on forming the government, in the Israeli parliament, on December 29, 2022.

Netanyahu's hospital visit highlights Knesset drama amid coalition instability - opinion

Netanyahu's Knesset appearance after surgery highlights coalition fragility amid protests, Ben-Gvir’s rebellion, and opposition resistance, raising questions about Israel’s political stability.

JANUARY 6, 2025BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
(L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Itamar Ben-Gvir, December 16, 2024

Letters to the Editor January 6, 2025: Sovereign and independent

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

JANUARY 6, 2025ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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