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Police officer convicted over stun grenades used against anti-government protesters

According to the indictment, Swissa ordered the use of stun grenades against demonstrators in violation of police protocols, at a time when the crowd was not engaging in violence.

 (Illustrative) Israel police block a road, as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip, near Ashkelon, southern Israel October 7, 2023.
Yair Lapid walks next then-opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, November 8, 2021

'Diplomatic failure for Israel': Opposition and coalition slam Trump's Gaza Board of Peace

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir tour at the Bedouin town of Tarabin al-Sana, in southern Israel, December 31, 2025.

Police officer shoots man who opened door for them during raid, Ben-Gvir bounces off criticism

 Sexual assault (Illustrative)

Assault survivors describe delays, judgment, and lack of care in Knesset testimony


Letters to the Editor, November 4, 2024: Erroneous comments

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MK Tibi condemns racist rhetoric following deaths of two Arabs killed by Hezbollah rocket

Tibi asserted that "open incitement to murder is permitted in Israel when the victims are Arab citizens."

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir argues with MK Ahmad Tibi during a Home committee meeting at the Knesset. October 15, 2024.

Netanyahu must put his ministers in order to make successful 'day after' plan - editorial

Netanyahu must put his house in order and instruct the MKs in his party and the ministers in his coalition to wait with these ambiguous statements regarding settlements.

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No. 8: Itamar Ben-Gvir: Shaping Israel's national security for better and worse

Itamar Ben-Gvir is certainly one of the most influential figures in Israel. But, the question of whether national security improved under his tenure as national security minister is another matter.

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Ben-Gvir leads mass raid on crime following deadly attack in Ramle

“The task here isn’t easy; there are layer upon layer of crime hubs. Our mission is to simply cut off its head," Ben Gvir said.

Itamar Ben-Gvir leading an operation on criminal families in the area of Ramle and Lod on September 13, 2024

Woman suspected of throwing sand at Ben-Gvir released from detention

Noa Goldenberg, arrested for throwing sand at Itamar Ben-Gvir, is released to house arrest, with her mother denouncing the detention as "absurd" amid protests.

 Noa Goldenberg, suspected of throwing sand at Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir on the beach in Tel Aviv seen after a police investigation in Tel Aviv, September 8, 2024.

Letters to the Editor, August 28, 2024: Powerful coalition

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EU foreign ministers to discuss sanctioning Smotrich, Ben-Gvir

The push to advance the idea of sanctions comes as Ben-Gvir had pushed the issue of Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount.

 OFFICIALS LIKE Josep Borrell, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, are emboldening Hamas, the writer argues.

Ben-Gvir upholds promotion of police officer who threw stun grenades at protesters

Ben-Gvir said that if the attorney general's office believed that the promotion was illegal, it should appeal to the High Court, but until then the promotion was a "done deal."  

Nationl Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at a ceremony for the new Israel Prison Service chief Kobi Yaakobi, in Jerusalem. May 27, 2024.

Why was it a tumultuous week for Israel's coalition? - analysis

Noisy public infighting usually develops into an attempt by parties to leverage their position to score political victories.

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MK's attend a plenum session for Israeli Knesset's 75th birthday, in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 24, 2024.