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Yitzhak Kroizer

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in on September 30, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/ Flash90)
January 18, 2026, 11:54 pm
Ministerial committee advances bill to make AG take lie detector test every 2 years
Bill says ‘trust in law enforcement is very low’ due to leaks, selective enforcement, personal interests, as Otzma Yehudit MK continues coalition push against Gali Baharav-Miara
By Sam Sokol
Screen capture from video of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the grave of Muslim extremist Ezzedine al-Qassam, December 10, 2025. (X)
December 11, 2025, 8:41 pm
Ben Gvir steps up threat to remove Haifa-area grave of ‘father of terrorism’ Qassam
Far-right minister oversees removal of unauthorized pavilion at grave of Ezzedine al-Qassam, namesake of Hamas military wing; terror group calls it ‘unprecedented’ transgression
By AFP and ToI Staff
MK Yitzhak Kroizer visits the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, May 26, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 7, 2025, 9:11 am
Otzma Yehudit won’t topple Netanyahu, MK says after party’s threat to bolt over Gaza
Far-right lawmaker Yitzhak Kroizer says party demanding Israel take over and resettle Gaza while helping Palestinians leave, but says the threat is only to leave coalition, not force elections
By Sam Sokol
Relatives and supporters of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip call for their immediate release and an end of the ongoing war, in front of the US Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv, Israel, September 29, 2025.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
September 30, 2025, 3:52 am
Hostage families, opposition and many Likud MKs hail US Gaza plan; some PM allies critical
Far-right ministers mum on proposed ceasefire-hostage deal while fuming over Netanyahu’s apology to Qatar; senior Likud members laud his ‘genius’ while several backbenchers unpersuaded
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Religious Zionism MK Zvi Sukkot speaks at the 'Israel's Return to the Temple Mount' conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 24, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 10, 2025, 3:13 pm
Far-right pressure on PM grows as MKs threaten elections if no ‘decisive’ Gaza victory
Religious Zionism MK Zvi Sukkot says party will meet in coming days to decide on path forward, day after chair Bezalel Smotrich said he’s ‘lost faith’ in Netanyahu
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
MK Simcha Rothman leads a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset on June 9, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
July 6, 2025, 9:40 pm
Far-right MKs push bill allowing police to probe incitement without state attorney’s go-ahead
Legal experts warn the legislation could harm freedom of expression, a concern reportedly shared by high-ranking police officers
By Charlie Summers
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City on Jerusalem Day, May 26, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 26, 2025, 8:14 pm
Ben Gvir says Jewish prayer, including full prostration, permitted at Temple Mount
Far-right minister rejects longtime status quo at flashpoint Jerusalem holy site; Prime Minister’s Office: ‘Israel’s policy concerning the Temple Mount has not changed’
By Sam Sokol
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting for his Religious Zionism party at the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 17, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 1, 2025, 10:33 am
Smotrich briefly resigns as minister in order to push rival party member out of Knesset
Religious Zionism chief slated to reclaim post following maneuver to oust Otzma Yehudit MK Yitzhak Kroizer, amid spat between factions that ran on joint list in last election
By Sam Sokol
Released hostage Eli Sharabi arrives at Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv, wrapped in an Israeli flag, as he walks to be reunited with members of his family after 491 days in Hamas captivity, February 8, 2025. (Haim Tsach/GPO)
February 16, 2025, 9:51 pm
Released hostages’ families use crowdfunding to fill gaps in state rehab grants
Opposition MK: It’s ‘shameful’ that former captives have to ask public to supplement compensation; PMO: State provides broad package for them in order to prevent need for donations
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon and cabinet ministers pose for a picture during a special government meeting on Jerusalem Day at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, June 5, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 19, 2025, 8:08 pm
With Otzma Yehudit out of government, Netanyahu set to appoint replacement ministers
Three ministerial positions, two committee chairmanships open up after Ben Gvir pulls far-right party out of coalition; Dichter being considered for new national security minister
By Sam Sokol
Then-National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir arrives at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, January 17, 2025. (Chaim GoldbergFLASH90)
January 19, 2025, 1:00 pm
Otzma Yehudit exits coalition over Gaza deal, blasting it as ‘victory for terrorism’
Chairman Ben Gvir tells Netanyahu he’s proud of party’s ‘significant achievements under your leadership’ but slams him for crossing ‘all ideological red lines’
By Sam Sokol
From left to right: Hamas West Bank leader Zaher Jabarin, the chairman of the group's consultative council Mohammed Ismail Darwish, known as Abu Omar Hassan, and senior official Khaled Mashaal receive condolences during the funeral of the terror group's top leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Qatari capital Doha on August 2, 2024. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
November 29, 2024, 6:55 pm
Ministers to discuss law barring ‘terror-supporting’ Qatar from mediating with Hamas
Bill, proposed by MKs from Likud and far-right parties, says Doha is ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’; 2nd bill would let defense minister sanction workers in ‘terror-supporting’ groups
By ToI Staff
Otzma Yehudit MK Yitzhak Kroizer (center) with fellow soldiers in a house in southern Lebanon on November 1, 2024. The Hebrew graffiti reads: "Office of MK Kroizer." (Courtesy)
November 3, 2024, 12:36 am
Far-right MK kicked out of IDF reserves over photo of ‘office’ in Lebanon home
Yitzhak Kroizer posed with soldiers in front of graffiti reading ‘Office of MK Kroizer’; party head Ben Gvir: ‘Shame on the IDF command’; Gantz: Dismissal ‘sends wrong message’
By ToI Staff
Jewish worshipers prostrate themselves on the Temple Mount during a prayer service at the holy site, August 28, 2024. (Jeremy Sharon/Times of Israel)
September 9, 2024, 9:03 am
Netanyahu tells ministers they can’t visit Temple Mount without his permission
PM insists status quo in place, despite far-right legislators encouraging new leniency on Jewish prayer at holy site; security heads warn issue could spike anti-Israel violence
By ToI Staff
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at the IDF Northern Command HQ in Safed, July 28, 2024. (Shachar Yurman/Defense Ministry)
June 28, 2024, 11:50 pm
Gallant: Israel ‘not looking for war’ with Hezbollah, diplomatic route always better
Lebanese terror group fires dozens of rockets at the north; IDF fails to intercept three drones; far-right party threatens to leave coalition unless Israel launches offensive
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
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