Otzma Yehudit

'This will not be overlooked': Herzliya mayor slams Otzma Yehudit handing out noose pins at school

Herzliya Mayor Yariv Fisher condemned the distribution of noose-themed pins to students at Handasaim High School, calling the incident the crossing of an “educational, ethical, and moral red line.”

|BySARAH MOSKOWITZ
Pins handed out to Herzliya high school students depicted a noose.
Israeli National Security Minister and Otzma Yehudit party chairman Itamar Ben Gvir and fellow party member Tali Gottlieb attend a press conference ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Jerusalem, September 22, 2026.

Sohlberg orders removal of Ben-Gvir prison video, imposes NIS 20,000 costs

The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel and the nonprofit Voting for Israel filed petitions arguing that the video constituted election propaganda produced through the use of public assets.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads Otzma Yehudit faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on May 25, 2026.

Ben-Gvir’s latest death penalty rhetoric borrows from an ancient Machiavellian Playbook - opinion

At the start of Sukkot, Ben-Gvir released a video in which he threatened imprisoned Hamas terrorist Hassan Salameh, telling him, “I want to kill you. I want to put you to death.” 

|ByMICHAEL J. ZOOSMAN
Members of the Joint Arab List Ahmad Tibi, Sami Abu Shehadeh and Yousef Jabareen arrive to submit their party’s candidate list to the Central Elections Committee at the Knesset in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026; illustrative.

Will Israel's Arab parties be banned from the election? The legal fight explained

A fifth of Israel's voters could be left unrepresented weeks before polls open. Sarah Ben-Nun unpacks the committee's votes, the A-G's split stance, and the Supreme Court's next move. Watch now.

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Likud and Otzma Yehudit lose ground, opposition makes gains in recent election survey - poll

The Religious Zionist Party, led by Bezalel Smotrich, gained a mandate, conferring the coalition a loss of one seat.

MAY 2, 2025ByMOSHE COHEN
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir during a discussion and a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem. March 6, 2023.

Smotrich to return to Knesset, while remaining finance minister

The move’s purpose is to push Otzma Yehudit MK Yizhak Kroyzer out of the Knesset.

APRIL 1, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

Netanyahu proposes Fogel for intelligence minister, Smotrich opposes

Netanyahu proposed Fogel as intelligence minister, but Smotrich blocked it over coalition issues. The offer was intended to ease tensions between Ben-Gvir and Smotrich.

MARCH 30, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem. January 11, 2023.

Naftali Bennett's attack on Amit Segal could cost him politically - analysis

Bennett's strategy of maintaining silence was effective in the polls. However, the attack on popular Channel 12 journalist Amit Segal might change the course of his political future.

MARCH 24, 2025ByHERB KEINON
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett

Is Israel likely to deteriorate into civil war? - opinion

Retired Supreme Court president Aharon Barak fears that Israel is headed toward civil war.

MARCH 24, 2025BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
Israelis protest against Benjamin Netanyhahu's government in Jerusalem, March 23, 2025

First budget bills expected to pass into law overnight

The bills were expected to pass with a comfortable majority, following the return of MK Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit party to the government.

MARCH 19, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Finance Minister and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 3, 2025.

Knesset approves Ben-Gvir’s return to government, national security minister role

The Knesset is set to approve Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s reappointment despite legal challenges.

MARCH 19, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Otzma Yehudit party head MK Itamar Ben Gvir leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on March 3, 2025.

Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir agree on return to gov't after Israel ends Gaza ceasefire

The announcement comes after Israel renewed strikes on Hamas and PIJ targets in the Gaza Strip. The attorney-general calls Ben-Gvir's reinstatement 'unlawful at this time.'

MARCH 18, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, party heads and Ministers of his government attend a meeting on the planned state budget vote, in the Israeli parliament on May 23, 2023.

Ben-Gvir strikes budget compromise, abstains on first bill

The abstention means that the government now has a comfortable majority to pass the Economics Arrangements Bill on Wednesday.

MARCH 17, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Otzma Yehudit party head MK Itamar Ben Gvir leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on March 3, 2025.

Far Right MK calls on Elon Musk to investigate US funds improperly used in Israeli affairs

Otzma Yehudit MK Yitzhak Kreuzer, with help from the Ad Kn organization, appealed to Musk via letter to investigate the distribution of USAID funds.

FEBRUARY 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Der designierte US-Präsident Donald Trump und Elon Musk beobachten den Start des sechsten Testflugs der SpaceX Starship-Rakete am 19. November 2024 in Brownsville, Texas.