Ben-Gvir

Ben-Gvir demands urgent action to expel illegal immigrants in southern Tel Aviv and beyond

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for urgent action to expel illegal immigrants from southern Tel Aviv, citing rising crime and security issues.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to the media outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 15, 2026.
Ofer Golan arrive for a court hearing of Yonatan Orich and Eli Feldstein who were arrested in the so-called Qatargate investigation, at the Magistrate's Court in Rishon Lezion, April 1, 2025.

Ben-Gvir appoints former Netanyahu adviser as Otzma Yehudit campaign strategist

 Israeli President Isaac Herzog is seen meeting with Arab women at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2023.

Dismantling government investments in Israeli Arab society - opinion

Activists including Greta Thunberg, stand on a boat that is part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian expedition to Gaza, as seen from the port in Barcelona, Spain August 31, 2025

Turkey seeking nearly 5,000 years in prison for Netanyahu over October Gaza flotilla


Ben-Gvir accuses freed hostage Eli Sharabi of 'echoing Hamas propaganda' in testimony

This statement came as released hostage Eli Sharabi stated that this decision led to Hamas retaliating by worsening the conditions hostages were held in.

(L-R): Released hostage Eli Sharabi, MK Itamar Ben-Gvir (illustrative)

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.

 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.

 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.

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.

( 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.

 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.

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.

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.

 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.

(L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Itamar Ben-Gvir, December 16, 2024