Posts Tagged: Otzma Yehudit
Ben Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit Officially Quits Government Over Hostage-Ceasefire Deal
i24 News - The party of Israel's hardline National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir announced on Sunday it was leaving the country's ruling coalition in protest...
Smotrich Slams Ben Gvir for Leaving Government, Skirting ‘National Responsibility’
i24 News - Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he decided to remain in the coalition, unlike fellow right-wing firebrand National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir,...
Israel Braces for Rocket Fire After PIJ Terrorist Leaders in Gaza Killed
JNS.org - Israel on Tuesday was making preparations for rocket attacks and the threat of a wider conflict following the air force’s targeted killing of...
Otzma Yehudit Drops Boycott of Knesset Votes
JNS.org - Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit Party announced on Tuesday an end to its boycott of Knesset votes following the targeted...
Coalition Tensions Escalate as Otzma Yehudit Boycotts Cabinet Meeting
JNS.org - Israeli Public Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the two other ministers from his Otzma Yehudit party boycotted Sunday’s weekly Cabinet meeting, raising tensions...
Two of Israel’s Most Prominent Far-Right Politicians Banned by Facebook
Two of Israel’s most prominent far-right politicians have been banned from Facebook, Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported Wednesday. Facebook stated that Baruch Marzel and Michael Ben-Ari...
Netanyahu Warns Right-Wing Parties to Unite or Risk Leftist Government
JNS.org - Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday warned the leaders of the smaller right-wing parties that unless they join forces ahead of the...
Mandelblit Gives Nod for Far-Left, Far-Right Parties to Run in Israel’s April Elections
JNS.org - The far-right Otzma Yehudit, and far-left Ra’am-Balad and Hadash-Ta’al parties, will be allowed to run in Israel’s upcoming April 9 national elections, thanks to...
Netanyahu: Criticism of Deal With Far-Right Party ‘Hypocrisy and Double Standards’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday struck out at critics of a deal he brokered with far-right party Otzma Yehudit, accusing them of “hypocrisy...
