Ben-Gvir said that if the attorney general's office believed that the promotion was illegal, it should appeal to the High Court, but until then the promotion was a "done deal."
Noisy public infighting usually develops into an attempt by parties to leverage their position to score political victories.
Ben-Gvir attempted to assert that the status quo, under which Jews can visit but not pray on the Temple Mount, no longer exists.
The Chief of Staff, Major General Herzi Halevi, said "the incident of breaking into the Sde Teiman base is extremely serious and against the law."
The director of the New Israel Fund in Israel, said that October 7 and the nine months since have caused changes in Israeli society that create possibility for diplomatic agreements with Palestinians
Stuck in the middle of these political vicissitudes are the families of the 115 remaining hostages, dead and alive.
The Biden administration holds Smotrich and Ben-Gvir responsible for undermining security in Judea and Samaria and leading the government's policies in these areas.
Sources said that Hamas's huge concession could have led to hostages returning home as soon as next week.
Religious Zionist Party MK Zvi Sukkot slams reports of a criminal investigation against Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Ben Gvir threatened to oppose the bill if he wasn't appointed part of the war cabinet • Shas ditches Knesset
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