“is to deter ... terror activities.”
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Itamar Ben-Gvir
Itamar Ben-Gvir is an Israeli politician and lawyer who has served as the minister of national security since 2022, except for a two-month gap in early 2025. He is the leader of Otzma Yehudit, an Israeli far-right, Kahanist and anti-Arab party which won six seats in the 2022 legislative election and is part of the thirty-seventh government of Israel.
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politics · Israeli far-right politician (born 1976) · lawyer · politician · minister · also Itamar Ben-Gvir, Itamar Ben Gvir, Ben-Gvir
Born 6 May 1976 · Q12403861
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2026· 8 entries
“I hope that they won’t need to undergo an October 7 to understand why the law is important,”
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“This is a day of justice for the victims, a day of deterrence for the enemies. No more revolving doors for terrorists, only a clear decision. Those who choose terror choose death. Those who believe do not fear. The people of Israel live!”
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Public attention spiked: 19,718 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.8× the usual 2,538, with 15 article edits. Editors noted: External links Wikiquote
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Public attention spiked: 12,021 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.7× the usual 2,538, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: script-assisted date audit and style fixes per MOS:NUM
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Public attention spiked: 31,534 Wikipedia readers in one day, 12.4× the usual 2,538, with 20 article edits. Editors noted: MOS:JOBTITLE
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A photograph authentically shows far-right Israeli politician and national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and others wearing lapel pins in the shape of a noose as a show of support for the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners convicted of lethal attacks.” True.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Israeli political figure Itamar Ben-Gvir has actually been killed in an Iranian missile strike despite Israeli media reports he died in a car crash” Old Car Crash.
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2024· 2 entries
Snopes rated the claim “On May 9, 2024, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted on X, "Hamas ❤️ Biden."” Correct Attribution.
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“opportunity to concentrate on encouraging the migration of the residents of Gaza.”
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2023· 2 entries
“Israel is experiencing one of the most difficult events in its history. This is not the time for questions, tests and investigations.”
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More than double the previous year's count
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2022· 5 entries
Published video “בבחירות הקרובות זה או ממשלת שמאל עם עבאס והמשותפת או ממשלת ימין על מלא”.
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Published video “הגעתי גם ליוטיוב. תעקבו”.
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2022–2022).
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2022).
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Career landmark: Minister of National Security of Israel (2022).
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2021· 1 entry
Career landmark: Knesset member (2021–2022).
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2019· 1 entry
Career landmark: party leader (2019).
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2007· 1 entry
However, he was convicted for incitement to racism and supporting a terrorist organization
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2002· 1 entry
They met around 2002 when Nimrodi was 15 and Ben-Gvir was 26 and married in 2004.
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1995· 2 entries
When he appeared on television brandishing a Cadillac hood ornament stolen from Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's car, and declared: "We got to his car, and we'll get to him too
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Shortly before his assassination; having had a portrait in his living room of Baruch Goldstein, a Jewish terrorist and mass murderer; calling in 2019 for the expulsion of Arab citizens of Israel who are not loyal to the
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1976· 1 entry
Born 1976-05-06.
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