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Itamar Ben-Gvir

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker (D) hugs Rabbi Shmully Hecht at an event for Shabtai, a Jewish society at Yale University, Oct. 25, 2022, in New Haven, Connecticut. Booker co-founded the organization with Hecht. (Screenshot via YouTube)
Posted inU.S.

An elite Jewish society at Yale fractures over Itamar Ben-Gvir invite

by Andrew Lapin April 24, 2025April 24, 2025

(JTA) — Fissures are opening in a Jewish society at Yale University known for its commitment to open discourse after its director announced plans to host the far-right Israeli minister […]

Israeli security forces on guard duty while Jews visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City during the Passover holiday and the holy month of Ramadan, April 9, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Jamal Awad-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Israeli government bans Jews from Temple Mount through end of Ramadan

by Ron Kampeas and JTA April 12, 2023April 12, 2023
Several young men stand on top of a hill waving Israeli flags
Posted inUncategorized

I’ve spent time with Israel’s far-right voters. They’re not who you think.

by Josh Feldman and Forward January 23, 2023January 23, 2023
Abe Foxman at an Anti-Defamation League event at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, May 8, 2014. (Photo/JTA-Michael Kovac-WireImage-Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

Abe Foxman: If Smotrich and Ben-Gvir get their way, Israel will lose me and American Jews

by Ron Kampeas and JTA December 2, 2022
Leader of Israel's Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) far-right party Itamar Ben Gvir makes a speech following the Israel's general elections in eastern Jerusalem, Nov. 02, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Mostafa Alkharouf-Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

These U.S. Jewish groups are staying quiet on far-right extremists’ election success in Israel

by Ron Kampeas and JTA November 4, 2022
Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a morning walk the morning after the Israeli general elections, Nov. 2, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inNews

As vote is tallied, Netanyahu appears headed for more sweeping victory than expected

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA November 2, 2022
Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu cast their votes in Jerusalem, Nov. 1, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Olivier Fitoussi-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Israel exit polls predict narrow win for Netanyahu with help of surging right-wing bloc

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA November 1, 2022November 1, 2022
A campaign poster in Tel Aviv shows (from left) Itamar Ben-Gvir, Benjamin Netanyahu and Bezalel Smotrich. (Photo/JTA-Jamal Awad-Flash90)
Posted inNews

This week’s Israeli election and its high stakes for democracy, explained

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA October 31, 2022October 31, 2022
Itamar Ben Gvir, head of Israel's Otzma Yehudit political party, is escorted by guards during a visit to an East Jerusalem neighborhood, Oct. 13, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inNews

They united to oppose an extremist party in Israel’s 2019 election. This time, leading U.S. Jewish groups are staying quiet.

by Ron Kampeas and JTA October 14, 2022October 14, 2022
Actors playing Benjamin Netanyahu and Itamar Ben Gvir perform in a sketch on Eretz Nehederet, Sept. 21, 2022. (Screenshot/Twitter)
Posted inCulture

Springtime for who? An Israeli satirical show shatters taboos by likening Itamar Ben-Gvir to Hitler

by Ron Kampeas and JTA September 28, 2022September 28, 2022

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