Itamar Ben-Gvir is an Israeli lawyer and lawmaker who is the head of the far-right Otzma Yehudit Party.
Though born in Mevaseret Zion near Jerusalem, Ben-Gvir now resides as a settler in Hebron in the West Bank and has made several controversial trips to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. He has faced numerous charges of hate speech and was convicted of supporting the terrorist group Kach, the party founded by extremist Rabbi Meir Kahane. He remains an incredibly divisive figure in Israeli politics to this day.
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“I want to cause your kids and you to come back to Israel,” Ben-Gvir said. “You don’t have to love me. That’s OK.”
A spokesperson for Ben-Gvir told The Jerusalem Post that the change was “due to the rabbi sitting shiva” and added that “a new date is already being discussed.”
Students calling for the university’s cutting of financial ties with Israel erected tents in Beinecke Plaza on the anniversary of the first encampment.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and reservists condemned the dismissal of a Golani commander after an IDF strike in Rafah killed 14 medics, including six Hamas terrorists.
Major Jewish organizations said this week that they were unaware of Ben-Gvir’s visit or had no plans to meet with him.
Ben-Gvir characterized the current government policy on Gaza as "in the right direction, and that’s good," explaining that this is why he and his party returned to the government.
Israel Police commented that approximately 25,000 people had visited the Tomb of the Patriarchs in a single day.
A new investigation broke on Tuesday, marking the newest front in the escalating Shin Bet, A-G battle with the government.
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