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Israelis cast their votes at a voting station in Tel Aviv, during the Knesset elections, March 23, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
February 25, 2025, 12:22 am
Study finds ‘consistent recovery’ in Likud’s prospects as voters return to PM’s party
As of December 2024, 54% of voters of Netanyahu’s ruling party planned on supporting it in the next election, according to Israel Democracy Institute
By Sam Sokol
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
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (right) of the Religious Zionism party talks to National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir of Otzma Yehudit at the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, December 28, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
June 18, 2023, 8:12 pm
Committee on Arab affairs to include 18 ministers and only one Arab official
Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich are among the far-right members of the committee, which will devise policy on combating soaring wave of deadly crime in Arab community
By ToI Staff
MK Simcha Rothman being escorted by police into a panel at Tel Aviv University, May 28, 2023 (Screenshot from Twitter used in accordance with section 27A of the Copyright Law 2007).
May 28, 2023, 5:06 pm
MK Rothman evacuated by police from Tel Aviv University event amid protest
Religious Zionism lawmaker shouts back at protesters who obstructed panel he was set to partake in, blaming them for the overhaul-linked economic fallout
By ToI Staff
Supreme Court Chief Justice Ester Hayut (C) and fellow justices arrive for a hearing on the Central Elections Committee decision to disqualify Balad from running in the upcoming Knesset election, October 6, 2022. (Jonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 11, 2022, 6:50 am
In clash over High Court override, it’s minority rights against majority’s will
Advocates for a High Court override say such a law is necessary to ensure the will of the majority is enforced; opponents argue the rights of minorities would be trampled
By Jeremy Sharon
Otzma Yehudit chief MK Itamar Ben Gvir makes a campaign stop at Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market, October 28, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
November 9, 2022, 11:07 am
Dramatic rise of Smotrich and Ben Gvir fueled by voters willing to ‘hold their nose’
Experts and voters say Religious Zionism doubled support by finding people worried about security and willing to ignore more extreme stances, given lack of right-wing options
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
A Lod marketplace on election day, November 1, 2022. (Jeremy Sharon/Times of Israel)
November 1, 2022, 7:26 pm
Voters in mixed Jewish-Arab city Lod choose between far-right and radical left
Tensions in Lod have abated since the severe intercommunal violence of May 2021, but the riots are still fresh in the minds of some voters
By Jeremy Sharon
Prominent Israeli politicians ahead of the 25th Knesset election: Top row, left to right: Itamar Ben Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich, Benjamin Netanyahu, Aryeh Deri, Moshe Gafni; middle row, left to right: Zehava Galon, Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid, Avigdor Liberman, Merav Michaeli; bottom row, left to right: Ayelet Shaked, Sami Abou Shahadeh, Mansour Abbas, Ahmad Tibi, Ayman Odeh. (Flash90, GPO)
October 26, 2022, 9:40 am
Fifth time’s a charm? ToI’s guide to the 39 parties vying for your vote, again
From Netanyahu supporters to those trying to block his return to power, plus a TikTok star and a Telegrass activist, what you need to know about the parties running on November 1
By Carrie Keller-Lynn, Haviv Rettig Gur, Tal Schneider, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaks at a conference hosted by the Movement for Quality Government in Tel Aviv, October 25, 2022. (Elad Gutman)
October 25, 2022, 7:29 pm
Lapid: A Netanyahu-Smotrich-Ben Gvir government would be the ‘end of democracy’
Prime minister delivers fiery invective against far-right politicians and political rival Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing them of promoting a democracy-eroding agenda
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
MK Itamar Ben Gvir, head of the Otzma Yehudit political party, visits Kibbutz Ayelet Hashahar, northern Israel, October 6, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
October 20, 2022, 4:38 am
From far right to ‘cuddly care bear,’ Ben Gvir’s political whitewashing is underway
Otzma Yehudit leader’s soaring popularity comes with a softened persona ahead of elections; but Netanyahu is still hesitant to fully endorse him
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Religious Zionism MK Bezalel Smotrich speaks to the press in Ramat Gan, August 23, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 18, 2022, 8:58 am
Netanyahu ally set to unveil legal reforms that could curtail former PM’s trial
Smotrich, eyeing Justice Ministry, said aiming to scrap ‘fraud and breach of trust’ offense, give MKs majority on panel that picks judges; Likud: Plan won’t impact Netanyahu trial
By ToI Staff
MK Itamar Ben Gvir, head of the Otzma Yehudit political party, campaigns in Kibbutz Ayelet HaShahar in northern Israel, October 6, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
October 18, 2022, 2:54 am
Netanyahu refuses to get onstage at holiday event until Ben Gvir steps down – report
After courting far-right MK for union with Religious Zionism ahead of elections, opposition leader said to avoid being photographed with him at Kfar Chabad gathering
By ToI Staff
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