Itamar Ben Gvir: How the man keeping Netanyahu in office rose to power

Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Fri, 06/19/2026 - 18:09 Notorious for provocative rhetoric and overseeing brutal treatment of Palenstinian prisoners, he has been able to galvanise supporters on the far right Itamar Ben Gvir, pictured here on 6 October 2022, is pivotal to the chances of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government staying in power after this year's general election (AFP) On Itamar Ben Gvir was once regarded as too extreme for the Israeli political mainstream. But t
Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Fri, 06/19/2026 - 18:09 Notorious for provocative rhetoric and overseeing brutal treatment of Palenstinian prisoners, he has been able to galvanise supporters on the far right Itamar Ben Gvir, pictured here on 6 October 2022, is pivotal to the chances of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government staying in power after this year's general election (AFP) On Itamar Ben Gvir was once regarded as too extreme for the Israeli political mainstream. But t
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