Itamar Ben-Gvir
Smotrich enters joint ticket talks with former Likud MK Feiglin as Likud slams Ben-Gvir
Simultaneously, tensions grew between National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the Likud party after he announced that Otzma Yehudit would not run together with the Religious Zionist Party.
From lost ship to new battleground: Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir using Altalena in election spat - analysis
Netanyahu calls for Otzma Yehudit and RZP to unite, Ben-Gvir signals his opposition
Otzma Yehudit publishes children's book about Ben-Gvir's actions as Nat. Sec. minister
Far-right Nahala settler movement agrees not to enter Gaza, end march at lookout on border
The march, titled "Thousands march to Gaza," bears the slogan "After 21 years, we're returning home," referencing the 2005 disengagement from Gush Katif.
Silman declares Nile crocodile ‘cultivated wild animal’ to allow Ben-Gvir's 'crocodile prison' plan
The environmental protection minister changed the crocodile’s legal status to facilitate National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s proposed “crocodile prison.”
Israeli gov't approves plan to move over half a billion shekels from Arab sector to Shin Bet
The budget is to be taken from government decision 550, which was approved in 2021 to reduce economic and social gaps between Arab society and the rest of the population.
'One of Israel's greatest friends': Netanyahu, Herzog lead tributes as Israel mourns Lindsey Graham
Graham's death was announced on Sunday by his office on social media.
Likud weighs reserving slot for Smotrich as RZP risks falling below electoral threshold
Senior Likud figures are discussing whether bringing Bezalel Smotrich onto the party's slate could help preserve religious-Zionist support if his party struggles to clear the electoral threshold.
HRF claims Ben-Gvir canceled UN police summit visit over legal complaints
Ben-Gvir’s office has not confirmed that legal pressure caused the reported cancellation.
A political jungle: What international media will get wrong about Israel's 2026 election - opinion
The world’s largest international multimedia news agency has already decided our election: Israelis are too right-wing, no matter who we choose.
Liberal Jewish groups plan UN protest against possible Ben-Gvir visit
Several progressive Jewish organizations have planned a protest at a plaza outside the United Nations, where Israeli media reported that the minister would be attending a conference on policing.
'Terrorist' vs 'Judeo-Nazi': MKs trade barbs over bill barring Red Cross from Israeli prisons
The bill was drafted by Galit Distel Atbaryan, Keti Shitrit, and a group of additional lawmakers. Thirty-six MKs voted in favor of the bill, while 41 opposed it, and it was removed from the agenda.
Knesset rejects proposed bill aimed at preventing Red Cross from visiting Palestinian detainees
An explanatory statement regarding the proposal cited “the security risk involved in the entry of external elements into prisons” as the reason for the bill being put forward.
