Itamar Ben-Gvir is an Israeli lawyer and lawmaker who is the head of the far-right Otzma Yehudit Party. He currently serves as the country's national security minister.
Though born in Mevaseret Zion near Jerusalem, Ben-Gvir now resides as a settler in Hebron in the West Bank and has made several controversial trips to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. He has faced numerous charges of hate speech and was convicted of supporting the terrorist group Kach, the party founded by extremist Rabbi Meir Kahane. He remains an incredibly divisive figure in Israeli politics to this day.
The national security minister published a photo on Facebook of an underage Hapoel Tel Aviv fan who recorded other fans of the group as they attacked a Hapoel Haifa fan.
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Ben-Gvir was reportedly furious with Benjamin Netanyahu at the cabinet meeting over Gallant’s independence.
At the security cabinet meeting, verbal blows were exchanged between several members of the government during a discussion on military leadership appointments..
From the Likud’s perspective, the move was a positive development, as it weakened both Gantz’s and Ben-Gvir’s leverage over Netanyahu.
Baharav-Miara warned Ben-Gvir of interfering with an investigation where a police officer shot and killed a 13-year-old Palestinian.
The previous government showed reducing violence in the Arab sector is possible. During the war, this issue was forgotten, and the death toll rose.
Netanyahu’s wise choice to allow Israeli Arabs entry to Temple Mount during Ramadan, rejecting Ben-Gvir’s stance, signals a return to much-needed sanity amid volatile times.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said in response to the report, "This is not how a country that wants absolute victory runs.