Itamar Ben-Gvir is an Israeli far-right politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of National Security since 2022. He is the leader of Otzma Yehudit, a Kahanist and anti-Arab party that won six seats in the 2022 Israeli legislative election, and is part of what has been called the most right-wing government in Israel's history.
Ben-Gvir in 2022
Ben Gvir demonstrating against the cease fire on Gaza during the 2014 Gaza War.
Ben-Gvir with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, 10 November 2022
Ben-Gvir with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 6 March 2023
Far-right politics in Israel
Far-right politics in Israel encompasses ideologies such as ultranationalism, Jewish supremacy, Jewish fascism, and Anti-Arabism. In recent times, the term "far-right" is mainly used to describe advocates of policies such as the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, opposition to Palestinian statehood, and imposition of Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Kahanism is an example of a far-right ideology active in Israeli politics.
Rabin delivering his speech at the 4 November 1995 rally, shortly before his assassination
Protest against the evacuation of the Israeli settlement Kfar Darom