Itamar Ben-Gvir (Hebrew: אִיתָמָר בֶּן גְּבִיר [itaˈmaʁ benˈgviʁ]; born 6 May 1976) is an Israeli far-right politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of National Security from 2022 until 2025. [2]

Jan 19, 2025 · Ben-Gvir has been convicted eight times for offenses that include racism and supporting a terrorist organization. As a teen, his views were so extreme that the army banned him from compulsory military service. Ben-Gvir gained notoriety in his youth as a follower of the late racist rabbi Meir Kahane.

Aug 13, 2024 · Qatar and the United States warned that attempts by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to change the status quo on the Temple Mount could harm efforts for a …

Jan 19, 2025 · It was the latest act of defiance by the 48-year-old ultranationalist settler leader who transformed himself over the decades from an outlaw and provocateur into one of Israel’s most influential...

Jan 19, 2025 · It was the latest act of defiance by the 48-year-old ultranationalist settler leader who transformed himself over the decades from an outlaw and provocateur into one of Israel’s most influential politicians. Here is a closer look at Ben …

Jan 19, 2025 · Israel’s far-right national security minister resigned from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s Cabinet on Sunday to express his disapproval of the Gaza ceasefire deal. The resignation of Itamar...

Jan 14, 2025 · Israeli far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, today threatened to quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition if he agrees to a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner...

Jan 19, 2025 · Israeli so-called “National Security” Minister Itamar Ben Gvir officially resigned from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Sunday, along with his three party ministers, following his earlier threats to withdraw if the controversial prisoner exchange deal and ceasefire agreement with Hamas were approved.

Jan 19, 2025 · TEL AVIV – Israel's far-right national security minister resigned from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Cabinet on Sunday to express his disapproval of the Gaza ceasefire deal. The resignation...

Oct 24, 2024 · Ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir voiced Thursday opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's directive to send Mossad head David Barnea to Qatar to advance a possible...