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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir poses with members of the civilian security squad in Eilat after handing them each weapons on November 15, 2023. (Itamar Ben Gvir/X)

November 21, 2023, 10:21 pm

US said to delay shipment of weapons for security squads due to Ben Gvir’s conduct

Sale of 4,500 M-16 rifles on hold amid reports far-right minister conditioning their distribution on his presence at photo-ops and due to fears they’ll go to settlers

By Jacob Magid

October 27, 2023, 7:48 pm

Popular video game found to be virtual hub for pro-Palestinian protests

Roblox users possibly reenacting Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, says parent; characters found brandishing Palestinian flags, attacking players who identify as Israeli

By jacob gurvis

Shimon Lav, the National Security Ministry coordinator for establishing and arming civilian security squads and a retired deputy police commissioner, speaks at a press conference in the ministry, October 24, 2023. (Courtesy the National Security Ministry)

October 25, 2023, 12:25 am

600 civil security squads established since Oct. 7 to boost ‘sense of security’

Thousands of assault rifles have been distributed to the squads; National Security Ministry coordinator says this could bolster security services in event of a multi-front war

By Jeremy Sharon

File: Police are seen in Lod during ethnic rioting in the mixed Jewish-Arab city in central Israel, May 12, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

October 4, 2023, 1:08 pm

Report: Police eye changes to rules for use of live fire against rioters in wartime

Matter said brought up during discussion on lessons learned from May 2021 riots, amid fears Arab protesters could block army convoys during a future military escalation

By Michael Horovitz

Screen capture from video of National Security Ministry chief of staff Chanamel Dorfman, left, handing his state-issued pistol to a man in the street, September 29, 2023. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

October 2, 2023, 9:29 am

Ben Gvir chief of staff hands his pistol to man in street, prompting complaints

Chanamel Dorfman caught on video discussing state-issued weapon with man, letting him hold it; police say won’t probe matter

By ToI Staff

Shlomo Ben Eliyahu leads the first committee meeting on creating a new National Guard, held at the Ministry of National Security in Jerusalem, on June 7, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

September 20, 2023, 6:11 pm

Ben Gvir’s ministry chief quits, cites personal reasons; reports indicate pair clashed

Media outlets point to dispute as true reason for departure, as minister faces criticism over unfulfilled promises of greater security; the outgoing official denies strife

By Michael Horovitz

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at an Israel Police event in Jerusalem on August 17, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

September 14, 2023, 3:37 am

Ben Gvir suspends support for coalition amid dispute over Palestinian prisoners

Far-right minister tells Netanyahu his party will boycott government until demands are met, though move will have little impact until Knesset returns for winter session

By ToI Staff

Head of the Otzma Yehudit party National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, June 12, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

August 29, 2023, 12:30 pm

Ben Gvir bars cops from ‘radical left’ Wexner Foundation leadership program

Alongside police, all National Security Ministry employees also prohibited from participating in vaunted fellowship that allows Israeli civil servants to study policy at Harvard

By Canaan Lidor

Arab Israeli actor Hisham Suliman seen during the final of the VIP season, of the Big Brother reality show at Neve Ilan studio outside Jerusalem, March 2, 2019. (Shlomi Cohen/Flash90)

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July 11, 2023, 12:02 pm

Ben Gvir bans Arab ‘Fauda’ star from event, citing 2015 remarks

National security minister says Hisham Suliman can’t appear at anti-drug conference for Arab municipalities, because comments he made ‘give legitimacy to attacks on IDF’

By ToI Staff

The Brothers in Arms group holds a protest outside the home of Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf in Jerusalem, May 16, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

June 29, 2023, 1:33 pm

Gun licenses revoked from several members of ‘Brothers in Arms’ protest group

Activists in anti-overhaul organization say they were told to turn in their firearms after being detained during rallies against the government’s judicial overhaul plan

By Tal Schneider

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the scene of a deadly shooting attack near the West Bank settlement of Eli, June 20, 2023. (Flash90)

June 21, 2023, 1:50 pm

Ben Gvir left out of terror attack security assessment, reportedly over lack of trust

Unnamed coalition members rail against national security minister, calling him ‘barking dog with no bite’ and coalition ‘weak link’; Ben Gvir sends letter demanding cabinet meeting

By ToI Staff

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (left) at a conference in Jerusalem, on February 21, 2023, and Ronen Bar (right), head of the Shin Bet security agency speaks at a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, September 11, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel; Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

June 17, 2023, 9:42 pm

Shin Bet said set to oppose bill granting Ben Gvir administrative detention power

Police and attorney general also expected to oppose proposal allowing detention of Israeli citizens for six months without trial amid wave of Arab community killings

By ToI Staff

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, left, and Jerusalem district police chief Doron Turgeman at a meeting in Jerusalem, June 15, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

June 15, 2023, 6:24 pm

State attorney: Ben Gvir’s administrative detention bill a threat to democracy

Legal officials urge Justice Minister Yariv Levin to shoot down legislation, which would give national security minister power to okay holding suspects without trial

By ToI Staff

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the scene where five people were shot dead in the town of Yafa an-Naseriyye, June 8, 2023. (Fadi Amun/Flash90)

June 10, 2023, 2:28 am

‘A tangible, immediate danger’: Ex-police chiefs call to remove Ben Gvir as minister

In letter to PM, 6 former police commissioners and 42 deputy police commissioners warn Israel Police on verge of ‘collapse,’ say far-right minister a ‘central part’ of problem

By ToI Staff

Composite photo: Otzma Yehudit chairman Itamar Ben Gvir, left, during a faction meeting at the Knesset on November 21, 2022; Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara speaks at Tel Aviv University on September 28, 2022. (Flash90)

June 1, 2023, 12:28 am

AG pans law expanding Ben Gvir’s authority over police but doesn’t recommend repeal

Gali Baharav-Miara says coalition legislation may lead to politicization of law enforcement and cause harm to personal liberties, but stops short of suggesting law be stricken down

By ToI Staff