Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting publicly with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and is unable to control National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir – not a great look to project as the country awaits a possible Iranian and/or Hezbollah attack and stands on the cusp of a fateful decision regarding a Gaza ceasefire. Netanyahu’s fighting … Read more
Ahead of Tisha B’Av, the day commemorating the destruction of the Jewish temples due to internal strife and division, an N12 “Ulpan Shishi” survey conducted by Meno Geva reveals troubling insights into public perceptions of civil conflict in Israel. The data, collected on Thursday from a representative sample of 510 individuals aged 18 and … Read more
Far-right National Security Minister MK Itamar Ben-Gvir endorsed former US president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in an interview with Bloomberg published on Wednesday. “I believe that with Trump, Israel will receive the backing to act against Iran,” Ben Gvir said in the interview. “With Trump, it will be clearer that enemies must … Read more
“Positive progress” has been made in talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over the formation of a “small security forum,” as there “appears” to be “compliance” to Ben-Gvir’s demand that it take part in “setting policy and setting strategic principles regarding the war,” the national security minister said … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering forming a new “consultation and updating forum” that would include National Security Minister MK Itamar Ben-Gvir, in exchange for the latter’s Otzma Yehudit party’s support for a bill important to Netanyahu’s key political ally, Shas MK Arye Deri, the prime minister’s office confirmed on Tuesday. Following an initial … Read more
Over 50 Members of the Knesset demanded in a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that he raise the issue of US sanctions against settlers during his speech in the US Congress on Wednesday. The MKs, led by the Land of Israel Caucus heads Yuli Edelstein (Likud), Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionist Party), … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir a spot in a renewed version of a war cabinet last month but requested that this not be made public immediately, Ben-Gvir said in an interview on KAN radio on Tuesday. According to a spokesperson for Ben-Gvir, the prime minister’s promise came as … Read more
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant spoke about Israel’s hesitation concerning a conflict in the north in a cabinet meeting on Thursday. In response, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir questioned the probability of a peaceful solution, Walla reported. During the cabinet meeting, Gallant said, “I told the Americans that we are not the ones seeking war … Read more
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich hit out at the IDF after it announced an eleven-hour ‘tactical pause’ in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Sunday morning. An early Sunday statement by the Israeli military, sent exclusively in English, noted that the pause would occur between 8:00 a.m. and … Read more
This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to reign in a cabinet minister who threatened to change the status quo in a holy site in Jerusalem, threaten a “powerful” response against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and continue to manage the war on the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza – all while facing the realistic … Read more
