Ben-Gvir and the importance of hate Whatever one thinks of him, Ben-Gvir expresses a Jewish rage that has been long repressed. Benjamin Kerstein Aug. 28, 2023
Is it racist to prioritize freedom from terror? The U.S. State Department condemned recent comments by Itamar Ben-Gvir. But the real problem is not what the controversial cabinet member said; it’s support for a Palestinian right to terror. Jonathan S. Tobin Aug. 25, 2023
How 9/11 could have been prevented Had the assassination of Meir Kahane been investigated properly, bin Laden’s network of terrorists might have been exposed. Joseph Frager March 5, 2023
Rabbis call out State Department for double standard on Ben-Gvir and Palestinian terrorism After Religious Zionist Party MK Itamar Ben-Gvir attended a ceremony commemorating 32 years since Rabbi Meir Kahane’s assassination, State Department spokesperson Ned Price had said that “celebrating the legacy of a terrorist organization is abhorrent.” Nov. 18, 2022
Ben-Gvir: ‘I am not Rabbi Kahane and I do not support the deportation of all Arabs’ No family should be afraid to visit the Western Wall, said Otzma Yehudit chair MK Itamar-Ben Gvir. Nov. 10, 2022
Banning parties in Israel and the true test of democracy An effort to keep Otzma from running for the Knesset, as was the case with Kahane’s Kach Party in the past, raises questions about who has the right to seek office. Jonathan S. Tobin Feb. 26, 2019
Amid American Jewish criticism over Otzma Yehudit Party, concern arises about language “Israeli leaders and Jewish groups need to be sensitive to how things are perceived that, even if not intended, can be subject to misuse by those who have been fighting against Israel,” said Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents. Sean Savage and Jackson Richman Feb. 26, 2019
NBC corrects: No ministries offered to Otzma Yehudit Contrary to standard journalistic practice, NBC did not append a note to the article alerting readers to the correction. Feb. 25, 2019
Pompeo on Israeli elections: US not getting ‘involved’ “We’re not about to get involved in an election, to interfere in an election of a democracy,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told CNN’s Jake Tapper. Feb. 25, 2019
