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The European Union announced Monday that it has cancelled plans to mark Europe Day in Israel, after the Israeli government selected National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (Otzma Yehudit) to represent the Jewish state. In a statement released by the European Union’s mission to Israel, the EU said it would not “offer a platform” to someone with values antithesis to those of the 27-member union. “The EU Delegation to Israel is looking forward to celebrating Europe Day on May 9, as it does every year. Regrettably, this year we have decided to cancel the diplomatic reception, as we do not want...

There is no telling how far he will go next time if Itamar Ben Gvir succeeds in delivering on the law and order campaign which turned him into the story of the last elections. And Ben Gvir knows that. That's why, as Minister of National Security, he fought for an unprecedented increase in the police budget, and that's also why he is pressing to implement plans for a National Guard staffed with the high quality personnel that a starting salary of NIS 12,000 a month can hire. The role of the National Guard, as Ben Gvir campaigned, is as a...

... Olmert, who is today one of the leaders of the protest against the planned judicial reform, was interviewed on Channel 12 News. During the interview, Olmert definded National Security Minister MK Itamar Ben Gvir as "a terrorist".

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Friday afternoon said he had instructed the Commissioner of Israel Police and senior officials in the Jerusalem District to prepare for "Operation Defensive Shield 2 in eastern Jerusalem" starting on Sunday. "The purpose of the operation is to fight and root out terrorism, to reach the terrorists' homes and to stop terrorism before it comes to carry out attacks," said a statement issued by Ben Gvir’s office. The statement, which was published just before the start of Shabbat in Israel, followed the deadly terrorist attack in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem, in which...

Israel's new national security minister earlier visited the Jerusalem holy site, drawing condemnation The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency session to discuss the recent visit by Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, which sparked international backlash, a report said Tuesday. An unnamed senior diplomat told The Times of Israel that a date has not yet been set, but the meeting could take place as early as Thursday. Earlier on Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates and China asked the UN Security Council to meet shortly after Ben-Gvir's controversial visit, according to diplomats. The Temple...

After the condemnations in the Arab world, the US on Tuesday also joined in the criticism of the visit to the Temple Mount by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. A spokesperson for the US Embassy in Israel said that Ambassador Tom Nides “has been very clear in conversations with the Israeli government on the issue of preserving the status quo in Jerusalem’s holy sites. Actions that prevent that are unacceptable.” A White House National Security Council spokesperson told Axios later on Tuesday that the Biden administration expects Netanyahu to follow through on his written commitment to the governing platform,...

MK Ben Gvir filed a defamation lawsuit against the Haaretz newspaper and against Haim Levinson: "They are running a false smear campaign against me, whoever lies will pay" Channel 7, 7th in Kislev 5783, 1.12.22 The chairman of Otzma Yehudit, MK Itamar Ben Gabir, filed this morning (Thursday) a defamation lawsuit for about 150 thousand NIS through attorney Hanmal Dorfman against Haaretz newspaper and reporter Haim Levinson after publishing a long series of defamations and lies in Haaretz newspaper against him. "Haaretz newspaper published a false, falsified article that constitutes severe libel, despite knowing that the facts, to say the...

Ayala Ben Gvir was recorded with a gun during the meeting of the wives of the coalition leaders with Sara Netanyahu. In response, she tweeted: "Lives in Hebron, mother of 6 sweet children, drives on terrorist-infested roads and is married to my husband, who is the most threatened man in the country. Yes, I have a gun. Deal with it."

The coalition negotiations: Ben Gvir will ask to include in the agreements a death penalty law for terrorists Moran Azoulai, November 14, 2022 The chairman of Otzma Yehudit Itamar Ben Gvir is expected today (Monday) to request the death penalty law for terrorists as a clause in the coalition agreements. The law has been on and off the agenda from time to time due to elements that took part in the coalition and opposed it. Now, in the emerging right-wing government, there seems to be a clear majority for the law. However, it is not clear how motivated the Likud...

Rahat Mayor Faiz Abu Sahiban was interviewed by Channel 13 and said that he is waiting for Itamar Ben Gvir to be the Minister of Internal Security, and according to him, the situation in his city may change. In addition, the mayor of Rahat invited Ben Gvir to visit the city Maariv online 11/13/2022 Rahat Mayor Faiz Abu Sahiban was interviewed today (Sunday) on Channel 13 and said that he is waiting for Itamar Ben Gvir to be the Minister of Internal Security, and according to him it is possible that this will change the situation in his city. In...

The designated Minister of Internal Security Itamar Ben Gvir is initiating the doubling of the prison sentence for a sexual offense that will also be recognized as a nationalist crime, with the light sentence given to the (bir-hadaj) Bedouin youth who sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl in her parents' home. Ben Gvir demands the doubling of the punishment for offenses with a lower threshold, such as an indecent act. Channel 13.

The first speaker at the event was the chairman of the Otzma Yehudit party, MK Itamar Ben Gvir. In his speech Ben Gvir emphasized that he respects R' Kahane who was a great lover of Israel but at the same time disagrees with all his opinions regarding the expulsion of Arabs and separate sea shores. He was booed when he said that he did not agree with parts of R' Kahana's teachings. "It is no secret that today I am not R' Kahane and I do not support the deportation of all Arabs, and I will not enact laws for...

[0404.co.il/?p=846085] MK Ben Gvir: "I will work to explain the positions of Otzma Yehudit in the entire world" News 0404, 09/11/2022 The chairman of Otzma Yehudit, MK Itamar Ben Gvir, referred to the audio segment in which Herzog was talking about when he thought the microphones had been turned off. "President Yitzhak Herzog and I have had many fruitful conversations in recent weeks. More than once he has pointed out to the president that the close familiarity with my views and plans has succeeded in swaying hundreds of thousands in Israel and that he is confident that if I speak...

Facts about Itamar Ben Gvir:He is of Kurdish and Sephardic background. Non-White.Some 15 years ago he was still a follower of M. Kahana.In recent years, he denounced it and stated he is moderate. Saying goodbye to the extreme right: Ben Gviir in a letter to activists. [Otzma-Yehudit Chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir Shager Evening Letters: "Baruch Marzel and Michael Ben Ari are no longer active (at my party). I do not advocate the "Kach" (M. Kahana) ideology. — Srugim, Aug 30, 2022 | Chairman of Otzma Yehudit Itamar Ben Gvir sent a letter to the activists this evening...*He said he is...

For the first time: Netanyahu is expected to publish a joint photo with Ben Gvir @DaphnaLiel

Ben-Gvir could become the first Israeli minister to be boycotted by the US government. The Biden Administration is likely to refuse to work with Otzma Yehudit chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir if he becomes a minister in Israel's next government, Axios reported. Two US officials said that no final decision has been made yet, but the administration is likely to boycott Ben-Gvir, who would become the first Israeli minister the US government would refuse to work with. Ben-Gvir has expressed a desire to serve as Public Security Minister, a position which would make him responsible for the Israel Police and the policy...

Otzma Yehudit chairman visits Ofer Ohana, one of the victims of Saturday night's terror attack in Hebron. MK Itamar Ben-Gvir (R' Zionist Party) visited Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem Wednesday morning to meet with Ofer Ohana the volunteer paramedic who was wounded in Saturday night’s terrorist shooting attack in Hebron. "I came to visit Ofer," Ben-Gvir, a resident of the Givat Ha’Avot neighborhood of Kiryat Arba, adjacent to Hebron, told reporters outside of the hospital entrance. “We’ve been friends for many years. He is a great and dear friend. I wish him a complete recovery, and we’re praying for...

Against the background of the briefings on the left against Ben Gvir and reports of the American administration's "difficulty" in working with MK Itamar Ben Gvir as a minister in the Israeli government, Otzma Yehudit sources reject the arguments and claim that the left is trying to incite the Americans to interfere in Israeli democracy Sources at Otzma Yehudit: "The undemocratic campaign that the Israeli left is trying to push continues. We know very well who in Israel is trying to incite the Americans to interfere in Israeli democracy and what their interests are."

Israeli elections 2022: The tired R word and the elephant Arab Islamist racism, supremacy, fascism in the area Take a look at Zehava Galon Mererz, total defeat. Her/Meretz's constant R ("racism") word throwing around isn't just making people tired, but draws more attention to the real dangerous bigotry in the area: Arab Islamist leadership, not just Hamas and Palestinian Authority media, Mosque sermons but inside Israel, with its Arab MKs and preachers, especially before (like the Lod grand mosque leader), during, after 2021 anti-Jewish racial riots and the sick glorification of Islamic butchers as supposed heroes. Or in its Islamist...

R' Zionist Chairman Bezalel Smotrich commented on the sample results of the 25th Knesset elections, saying that "this is a broad expression of confidence in our resistance against Abbas and the Muslim Brotherhood. We stood as a wall against this, we fought and exposed Abbas' fraud." He added: "The entire national camp united with us - together with the Likud led by Netanyahu and the religious parties, we managed to overthrow this evil government. With God's help we will establish a government of the national camp."