According to Ben-Gvir, the suspect had also planned a kidnapping with a view to securing the release of Palestinian terrorists jailed in Israel.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/idf/israel-police-thwart-plot-to-assassinate-ben-gvir/2023/03/01/

As of last month, Ben-Gvir, a far-right extremist, is Israel’s national security minister, an important cabinet member in the most hardline administration in the country’s history.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/29/grief-and-anger-at-site-of-synagogue-attack-in-jerusalem

Ben-Gvir Agrees to Judicial Reform Delay… But At What Price?

Source: https://english.almanar.com.lb/1806818

Ben-Gvir came to supervise the parade, despite a prior demand from the parade organizers that he refrain from doing so.

Source: https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/06/03/upwards-of-30000-march-in-jerusalem-pride-parade/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=upwards-of-30000-march-in-jerusalem-pride-parade

Ben-Gvir had planned to criticize EU governments for funding initiatives that, in his view, harm Israeli soldiers.

Source: https://www.jta.org/2023/05/08/israel/european-union-embassy-cancels-event-where-far-right-israeli-politician-was-slated-to-speak

Ben-Gvir on Tuesday visited the flashpoint holy site’s compound in East Jerusalem, which was denounced by the Palestinian side as a provocation.

Source: https://www.mangalorean.com/palestinian-diplomat-stresses-importance-of-unsc-session-on-al-aqsa-mosque-issue/

Ben-Gvir sits on Israel’s security cabinet, but is not a member of the country’s three-person war cabinet.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/12/12/biden-takes-a-tougher-stance-on-israels-indiscriminate-bombing-of-gaza/

Ben-Gvir was pleased.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/01/warnings-sound-israels-ben-gvir-toughens-palestinian-prisoners

Following Wednesday’s rocket intercept, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir tweeted that he would go forward with plans to toughen conditions for Palestinian prisoners.

Source: https://www.newdelhitimes.com/israeli-airstrikes-hit-gaza-after-rocket-intercept/

Hardline Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has responsibility for the police but not the armed forces, called for a harsh response from Israel and said he had asked to convene a meeting of the security cabinet.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/04/05/cross-border-rockets-fired-from-gaza-after-israeli-police-raid-al-aqsa-mosque/

He is reported to have overruled his far-right police minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and denied Jewish settlers entry to Al-Aqsa over the remaining days of Ramadan, presumably to stop a repeat of last week’s scenes of police violence.

Source: https://original.antiwar.com/cook/2023/04/19/will-crisis-plagued-netanyahu-start-a-war-to-save-his-skin/

He was later greeted by family and friends in his home village of Ara, in northern Israel, where police have been instructed by national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to monitor the reception he receives.

Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/israel-releases-longest-serving-palestinian-prisoner/

In October, Itamar Ben-Gvir waved a gun and shouted during a confrontation in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem, where settlers have attempted to violently evict Palestinian residents from their homes.

Source: https://truthout.org/video/netanyahu-delays-judicial-overhaul-while-further-empowering-israels-far-right/

Just two years ago, he prided himself on having prevented Ben-Gvir from setting the Middle East on fire when he asked that Jews be allowed to pray on the Temple Mount.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/01/israeli-far-right-minister-risks-regional-flareup-temple-mount-visit

Mr Ben-Gvir was given the go-ahead for his first visit since becoming a minister after consulting Mr Netanyahu and security officials.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64150409?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right politician, has cracked down on security prisoners, shortening shower times to four minutes, closing prison bakeries and restricting exercise time and family visits.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2595444/prominent-palestinian-hunger-striker-dies-in-israeli-custody.html

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has used a false news campaign generated by a foreign state — probably Iran — to lambast anti-government protesters.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/06/israel-iran-cyber-warfare-heats-exploiting-israeli-internal-divide

Once those threats were issued, it became clear that neither Ben-Gvir nor the government could back down.

Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-726561

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mr. Ben-Gvir greeting each other at the swearing-in of a new government in December at the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/01/world/middleeast/israel-netanyahu-ben-gvir-national-guard.html

Reports said that Ben-Gvir had justified the order against festivities with a legal opinion that these would offer support for terrorism.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/01/longest-held-palestinian-prisoner-released-after-40-years-israeli-jail