Itamar Ben-Gvir

July 1, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 1, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Drone Strike Kills PIJ Commander in Nur Shams Refugee Camp in West Bank | IDF Continues Raid in Gaza City’s Shejaiya Neighborhood, IAF Airstrikes Eliminate Dozens of Terrorists...

April 4, 2024 | |

Israel Apprehends Terror Cell That Plotted Attacks on Government Official

Israeli forces busted a terrorist cell that plotted an attack on a government official, the Israel Security Agency (ISA), also known as the Shin Bet, said on April 4. The operation...

March 5, 2024 | |

Israel Open to Regular Ramadan Access at Al-Aqsa

Israel signaled readiness on March 5 to allow regular Muslim access to al-Aqsa Mosque over Ramadan despite security concerns. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened top cabinet...

February 27, 2024 | Jonathan Schanzer, Mark Dubowitz

Preventing a Ramadan Explosion in the Holy Land

How Israeli self-restraint and American diplomacy can ward off potential escalation during the upcoming Muslim holy month.

August 17, 2023 | Haisam Hassanein |

Saudi-Israeli peace is no pipe dream

Is a Saudi-Israeli peace deal just around the corner or still just a long-term hope? The Wall Street Journal reported that Washington and Riyadh “have agreed on the broad contours...

February 26, 2023 | |

Israel, Palestinians Reaffirm Need to Work Together

Latest Developments Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) reaffirmed past peace deals at a Jordanian-hosted meeting on Sunday, and pledged to work together to tamp down West Bank violence. The rare...

February 20, 2023 | Shany Mor |

The next Intifada is about to begin

Israel's luck will soon run out

February 12, 2023 | |

Israel Pledges Tougher Measures After Jerusalem Ramming Murders

Israel pledged to step up counter-terrorism measures on Sunday after a Palestinian killed three people, among them brothers aged six and eight, in a car ramming attack in Israeli capital of Jerusalem. 

January 11, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

Walk like an Israeli

Why a Jew’s visit to the holiest Jewish site provokes outrage

January 3, 2023 | |

Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir Visits Temple Mount

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir made an unannounced visit on Tuesday to the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site, drawing protests from the Palestinians, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. Jews maintain a 3,000-year-old connection to the Temple Mount, where the two ancient Jewish temples once stood, and toward which Jews around the world face during prayer. The site is also sacred to Muslims, who call it the Noble Sanctuary, and houses the Al Aqsa Mosque, an icon of Palestinian nationalism. Ben-Gvir’s visit did not alter the mount’s status quo arrangement, which permits Israelis to visit but not pray at the site, and simply affirmed that Jews have the right to visit it.

December 5, 2022 | Shany Mor, Einat Wilf

Will Bibi Make the Left’s Nightmares Come True? It’s Never Happened Before

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November 18, 2022 | Mark Dubowitz, Jonathan Schanzer

Israel must reclaim its Arab citizens

Israeli-Arabs, who undeniably enjoy greater rights and freedoms in Israel than in any of the surrounding states, are drifting away from their Israeli identity.