Ben Gvir rages at Herzog for saying Kahanists should be booted from the government

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir lashes out at President Isaac Herzog for telling anti-government protesters that Kahanists should be booted from the coalition, referring to adherents of the extremist rabbi Meir Kahane such as the ultranationalist minister.

Ben Gvir claims in a statement that Herzog has complimented him and members of his far-right Otzma Yehudit party, before accusing the president of “ingratiating himself to a handful of anarchists who are trying to run the country and sow division in the nation.”

He also says Herzog should “just be quiet — hypocrisy is a disgusting thing.”

Ben Gvir for years boasted of being a disciple of Kahane, before attempting to put some distance between himself and his spiritual mentor as he was set to join the current government in late 2022.