Otzma Yehudit

Netanyahu calls for Otzma Yehudit and RZP to unite, Ben-Gvir signals his opposition

"Only a large Otzma Yehudit, together with Smotrich and Ofer Winter running together, only in this way can a fully right-wing government be formed," Ben-Gvir said.

(L-R): National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich seen in the Knesset plenum, December 29, 2022
The cover of Ben-Gvir's new book "The minister who didn't stop."

Otzma Yehudit publishes children's book about Ben-Gvir's actions as Nat. Sec. minister

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas and MK Walid al-Huashla at faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 15, 2026.

'He's from Muslim Brotherhood': Otzma Yehudit calls to bar Ra'am MK Abbas from Knesset elections

Otzma Yehudit party chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, together with members of his party, attends a supporters’ conference ahead of the upcoming general elections in Petah Tikva, central Israel, August 16, 2026.

Sohlberg allows Ben-Gvir to attend police event despite election campaigning concerns


Israeli ministers call for relocation of northern Gaza civilians to combat Hamas

A group of 27 Israeli ministers and MKs urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to implement a plan relocating northern Gaza civilians to combat Hamas.

 Palestinians walk next to a destroyed Mosque from an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip, on September 9, 2024

Otzma Yehudit joins UTJ in threat to boycott Knesset plenum this week

Lapid cancels diplomatic US trip to attend plenum

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at a conference called "Israel's Return to the Temple Mount," at the Knesset on July 24, 2024.

Ben-Gvir and the Temple Mount: What is he doing and why is he doing it? - analysis

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's provocative Temple Mount statements are a calculated move to maintain political relevance and leverage within his coalition, despite potential risks.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir during his visit to Temple Mount on 18.7.2024

Otzma Yehudit slams Shin Bet head in newspaper ad

In the letter, Bar said that the phenomenon had worsened partly due to Jewish terrorists feeling that they had “backing” from certain members of the government.

 Otzma Yehudit leader and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on June 3, 2024

President Isaac Herzog 'appreciates me very much,' Ben-Gvir says after Herzog speaks to protesters

In his comments, Ben-Gvir noted that Herzog is allegedly satisfied by Otzma Yehudit MKs despite political disagreements. 

  Head of the Otzma Yehudit party MK Itamar Ben Gvir and members of the party meet with Israeli president Isaac Herzog at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on November 10, 2022.

President Herzog, anti-Bibi protesters argue Kahanism in Israeli government

President Herzog responds to demonstrators calling on him to do more for the hostages and to denounce Itamar Ben-Gvir.

 President Isaac Herzog.

Opposition strikes down coalition law after Otzma Yehudit absent from plenum

Israel's government removed the next three bills from the plenum's agenda after realizing they no longer had a majority.

 Yesh Atid MK Yair Lapid speaks at the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, on August 14, 2024

Otmza Yehudit, Shas resume spat as Knesset convenes for special recess session

The plenum may convene during the Knesset's summer recess following a special process initiated by either the government or a group of at least 25 Knesset members.

 (L-R): Otzma Yehduit leader Itamar Ben-Gvir and Shas head Arye Deri, seen in the Knesset plenum (illustrative)

Ministers, MKs criticize arrests of soldiers suspected of terrorist prisoner abuse

Politicians called for "urgent debates" and were critical of each other's stances on protests which broke out at the base.

 Protesters wave Israeli flags outside the Sde Teiman detention facility, after Israeli Military Police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba in southern Israel, July 29, 2024.

Otzma Yehudit and haredi parties negotiating to pass series of controversial measures

Wheeling and dealing abound as Knesset wraps up summer session.

 Itamar Ben-Gvir gestures following the announcement of exit polls at his party headquarters in Jerusalem.