Itamar Ben Gvir
Israeli Ambassador Hillel Newman on ABC 7:30.
May 22, 2026, 12:30 pm
Israeli Ambassador defends interception, condemns Ben Gvir
'That's not the approach of the government of Israel. It's not the policy of the government of Israel. It doesn't reflect the values of the State of Israel'
By AJN STAFF
MK Itamar Ben Gvir at a march in Jerusalem. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
May 21, 2026, 2:13 pm
Australian Jewish groups condemn Itamar Ben Gvir over flotilla antics
Ben Gvir 'does not represent mainstream Israeli society nor the views of the overwhelming majority of the Australian Jewish community'
By Gareth Narunsky
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir celebrates the passing of the death penalty law for terrorists in the Knesset. Photo: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90
April 1, 2026, 12:31 pm
Jewish groups’ concerns over Israel death penalty law
'Capital punishment has not been practised under Jewish law for many centuries — a reflection of deeply held values about the sanctity of life and the limits of human judgement'
By AJN STAFF
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar. Photo: Menahem Kahana/AFP
August 18, 2025, 11:39 pm
Rothman ban sparks Israeli diplomatic retaliation
Australian representatives to Palestinian Authority expelled after visa cancellation
By Bruce Hill
Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Photo: Peter Haskin
June 11, 2025, 2:30 pm
Australia joins sanctions on Israeli ministers
'This measure is an exercise in performative politics that will change absolutely nothing in the region,' ECAJ president Daniel Aghion says
By AJN STAFF
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90
October 10, 2023, 6:57 am
Plot against Ben Gvir and ex-MK Glick
Several Iranian plots aiming to harm Israelis inside the country and around the world have been uncovered over the past year.
By MICHAEL HOROVITZ and Michael Bachner
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90
September 28, 2023, 3:33 pm
Shin Bet busts Iranian terror cell planning attacks against Ben Gvir and ex-MK Glick
Security agency says West Bank residents tasked with smuggling arms, organising terror attacks including torching cars; 2 Israelis also enlisted, directed by agent in Jordan
By MICHAEL HOROVITZ and Michael Bachner
Activists in Tel Aviv march with symbolic coffins denouncing the violent crimes against Arab communities. Photo: Jack Guez / AFP
August 13, 2023, 1:14 pm
Police accused of ignoring Arab murders
Participants walked behind demonstrators carrying 140 coffins, marking the number of those killed in homicides in the Arab community since the start of 2023...
By AJN STAFF
Settlers firing at the West Bank village of Umm Safa. Photo: Twitter video screenshot
July 4, 2023, 7:14 am
Vigilante attacks in wake of Palestinian terror
The Foreign Ministry said that Cohen "completely condemned the incidents where [Israeli] citizens took the law into their own hands, and said the government would employ all means necessary."
By LAZAR BERMAN, Emanuel Fabian and TOI STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives an invitation to the COP28 climate summit in November in Dubai from Mohamed Al Khaja, the UAE ambassador to Israel. Photo: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO
May 29, 2023, 7:11 am
Israeli PM to attend climate summit
An invitation was presented to the PM by UAE ambassador to Israel Mohamed Al Khaja, who also delivered one to President Isaac Herzog.
By LAZAR BERMAN
Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the UN 'Nakba' event. Photo: Screenshot
May 23, 2023, 6:38 am
Abbas calls on UN to oust Israel
Israel harshly opposed the event, calling it a "distortion of history" and said it had convinced dozens of other countries to boycott the commemoration.
By LUKE TRESS 
From left: Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi observe a joint US/Israeli military exercise in January 2023. Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO
May 21, 2023, 6:53 am
Israel’s current internal/external challenges
Actions by Israel this week show Netanyahu is increasingly reasserting his leadership over the government, while dealing with two major internal challenges.
By Ron Weiser
Itamar Ben-Gvir, Minister of National Security and MK Ofir Katz during a discussion and a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 1, 2023. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
May 9, 2023, 9:40 am
Coalition officials turn up heat on Ben Gvir, say he is to blame if government falls
As far-right minister Itamar Ben Gvir enters his fifth day of boycott in protest of Gaza policy, coalition whip says this is ‘sure path’ to early elections, Smotrich says it would be ‘prize for terror.
By CARRIE KELLER-LYNN
Protesters rally in Tel Aviv against far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and the proposed formation of a National Guard. Photo: Erik Marmor/Flash90
April 5, 2023, 9:21 am
Force will be under Ben Gvir’s command
Hundreds rally against proposed national guard.
By MICHAEL BACHNER and TOI STAFF
President Isaac Herzog hosts delegations from Likud, Yesh Atid and National Unity for judicial negotiations at his residence in Jerusalem. Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO
March 29, 2023, 3:02 pm
Coalition, opposition representatives hold first talks on judicial overhaul
PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to pause the legislation after his firing of Defence Minister Yoav Gallant sparked impromptu protests and strikes across the country
By Ash Obel and Jacob Magid
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