Itamar Ben-Gvir

The latest news and top stories on Itamar Ben-Gvir, an Israeli far-right politician and lawyer. He leads the Otzma Yehudit party, known for its ultranationalist and Kahanist ideology. As Minister of National Security, a role he has held since 2022, he oversees Israel’s police and paramilitary border police, with responsibilities including combating nationalist crime and terrorism. His tenure has seen efforts to relax gun ownership laws and establish a National Guard. Ben-Gvir has a background defending Jewish extremists and has faced convictions for incitement to racism. He publicly criticised the resumption of aid to Gaza.