Itamar Ben-Gvir
Ben-Gvir rules out running with Smotrich for elections, says parties are 'fundamentally different'
The Otzma Yehudit leader said the parties appeal to different voters, warned against a unity government, and defended his policies on Gaza and security prisons.
Drone crash in Ben-Gvir's neighborhood determined to be local youth, not attack
Netanyahu's Likud falls to lowest position since June 2025 as Eisenkot reaches new heights - poll
Ben-Gvir visits Temple Mount to mark Tisha B'Av, says Jews feel like 'rightful owners'
Israeli gov't approves plan to move over half a billion shekels from Arab sector to Shin Bet
The budget is to be taken from government decision 550, which was approved in 2021 to reduce economic and social gaps between Arab society and the rest of the population.
'One of Israel's greatest friends': Netanyahu, Herzog lead tributes as Israel mourns Lindsey Graham
Graham's death was announced on Sunday by his office on social media.
Likud weighs reserving slot for Smotrich as RZP risks falling below electoral threshold
Senior Likud figures are discussing whether bringing Bezalel Smotrich onto the party's slate could help preserve religious-Zionist support if his party struggles to clear the electoral threshold.
HRF claims Ben-Gvir canceled UN police summit visit over legal complaints
Ben-Gvir’s office has not confirmed that legal pressure caused the reported cancellation.
A political jungle: What international media will get wrong about Israel's 2026 election - opinion
The world’s largest international multimedia news agency has already decided our election: Israelis are too right-wing, no matter who we choose.
Liberal Jewish groups plan UN protest against possible Ben-Gvir visit
Several progressive Jewish organizations have planned a protest at a plaza outside the United Nations, where Israeli media reported that the minister would be attending a conference on policing.
'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.
Knesset rejects proposed bill aimed at preventing Red Cross from visiting Palestinian detainees
An explanatory statement regarding the proposal cited “the security risk involved in the entry of external elements into prisons” as the reason for the bill being put forward.
Hind Rajab Foundation demands US Justice Department prosecute Ben-Gvir
According to the organization, Ben-Gvir bears direct responsibility for “war crimes, systematic torture policy in prisons, abuse, murder, rape and incitement to genocide.”
Israeli politicians lash out after Netanyahu announces intention of 'broad national government'
During the press conference, Netanyahu condemned unnamed forces which "want to cause a rift in the people, want to aggravate and deepen the misunderstandings and disagreements and rifts within us."
