Don’t dismiss Israel’s most rage-baiting minister as fringe
Itamar Ben-Gvir is a consummate provocateur building real political momentum
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Fast Forward Itamar Ben-Gvir draws criticism from Netanyahu for video taunting detained flotilla activists
Foreign Minister Gideon Saar also condemned the videos, writing that Ben-Gvir is “not the face of Israel."
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Fast Forward Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks against Israelis
The law, which was long lobbied for by Israel’s far right, quickly drew a legal challenge.
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Fast Forward 5 countries, including UK and Canada, sanction far-right Israeli ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich
Israeli officials responded defiantly, likening the sanctions to British policies during the era of Mandatory Palestine
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Fast Forward The fires in Israel are under control — but debate is raging over their cause
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amplified claims that the fires were due to arson, an accusation the fire department downplayed
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Fast Forward Heavy police presence blocks anti-Israel protest in Brooklyn from reaching Jewish neighborhood
Police officers headed off an anti-Zionist demonstration that made Crown Heights its intended destination
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Fast Forward Ben-Gvir says he met with 4 members of Congress, rebuffed protesters at US Capitol
The far-right Israeli minister did not meet with any Trump administration officials
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Opinion No, Pete Hegseth and Itamar Ben-Gvir don’t look alike — but that’s where the differences end
In Hegseth and Ben-Gvir, two exemplars of incompetence and intemperance
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