He’s one of Israel’s worst extremists. So why is this Jewish society at Yale legitimizing him?
Rolling out the red carpet for Itamar Ben-Gvir is a sure way to damage Israel
Itamar Ben-Gvir
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Fast Forward Itamar Ben-Gvir is coming to America, with stops at Yale and in New York City already set
The far-right Israeli minister will visit a Yale Jewish society and Chabad
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Fast Forward To Israel’s far right, Trump’s proposals for Gaza keep sounding ‘better and better’
The call to relocate Gaza Palestinians matches proposals laid out by Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, two far-right ministers
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Fast Forward Close to 90 congressional Democrats urge Biden to sanction Israeli ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir
Both ministers have pushed for Israeli annexation of part or all of the West Bank, a policy that the incoming Donald Trump administration may support
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Opinion A year after Oct. 7, will Israel choose the way of peace, or that of religious nationalism?
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Opinion This Israeli minister wants a full-on religious war. His proposals for Ramadan risked starting one.
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Fast Forward Biden administration, Reform Jewish leader slam Smotrich and Ben Gvir for calling for Palestinians’ removal from Gaza
Bezalel Smotrich said he hoped Gaza’s Palestinian population would drop by at least 90 percent.
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Opinion It’s time for Israel’s far right to go
America’s support for Israel must have limits, and the demands of Jewish extremists for Gaza go beyond them
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