Posts Tagged: Itamar Ben-Gvir
Israel’s Critics Are the Ones Attacking the Jerusalem Status Quo
JNS.org - Given that the new Israeli government was being pilloried from all sides before it had even been sworn in, it was not surprising...
Israel’s UN Ambassador: Emergency Security Council Meeting on Temple Mount Visit ‘Pathetic’
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan on Thursday slammed the emergency UN Security Council meeting on an Israeli minister’s visit to the Temple...
Secretary of State Blinken Calls New Israeli Foreign Minister, Raises Threats to Two-State Solution
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called new Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Monday to congratulate him on his appointment and discuss US-Israel relations...
Can US Jews Love the Real Israel—Or Only the Fantasy Version?
JNS.org - The Israeli government that was sworn in on Thursday brings with it new challenges for those who care about the Jewish state. The...
Israel’s National Security Minister Ben-Gvir Pledges ‘Full Support’ to Police Officers
i24News - Israel's first-ever National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir vowed to take a tough stance against Palestinian terrorism in his inauguration speech, amid numerous power...
‘Coalition of Avowed Racists’: Palestinians Denounce New Israeli Government
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday denounced the incoming Israeli government as an “existential threat to the Palestinian people.” “The State of Palestine rejects...
US Rabbis Vow to Ban Members of Ben-Gvir’s Party From Synagogues
i24 News - Over 330 senior American rabbis are vowing to ban members of the far-right Religious Zionism bloc in Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming government from...
Netanyahu Says He Has Secured Deal to Form New Government
Israel's longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Wednesday he had secured a deal to form a new government after weeks of unexpectedly tough negotiations...
Netanyahu Due to Present New Government to President Herzog Before Deadline
i24 News - Israel's prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to declare on Wednesday that he is able to form a government as the deadline...
The Responsibility of Silence: Israeli Politics and The Story of Rachel
The conversation about Israel in the Jewish community around the world has turned decidedly negative. With the election of the “most right-wing government in Israeli...
Murders, Violence Continue to Plague Arab-Israeli Community
i24 News - One murder every three days. That’s the statistic among Arab-Israelis – 105 Arab-Israelis murdered between January and the end of last month. These...
Blinken: US Engagement with New Israeli Government Based on Policies, Not ‘Personalities’
Speaking at the J Street National Conference on Sunday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that US engagement with the incoming Israeli government led...
Israel’s Ben-Gvir Squabbles With Military Chief About Ethics
An Israeli far-right politician set to take a key security post in Benjamin Netanyahu's emerging government traded barbs on Wednesday with the military chief over...
Use Your Imagination Before You Condemn Israel
JNS.org - Use your imagination before you moralize, before your pretense of righteousness devolves into a form of cynicism—or worse still, contempt for human life. Are...
