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EU delegation cancels event in Israel over Ben-Gvir’s involvement

Delegation calls off Europe Day reception, saying it did not want to offer a platform to far-right Israeli minister.

Al Jazeera

EU cancels Tel Aviv event in protest over radical minister

The European Union says it has canceled a reception at an event in Tel Aviv marking Europe Day to prevent a radical ultranationalist Israeli minister from giving an address

The Independent UK

Israeli Government to Delay Disputed Judiciary Bill amid Mass Protests

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday delayed a decision on bitterly contested plans for a judicial overhaul until next month amid fears that Israel's worst national crisis in years could fracture his coalition or escalate into violence. It was unclear how far the bill's delay to the next parliamentary session,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Israeli PM agrees to delay judicial overhaul until next parliament session

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will delay the process for discussions on the controversial planned judicial overhaul to next month, a statement from the far-right and coalition member party Jewish Power said on Monday.

Reuters

Palestine’s Huwara should be wiped out: Top Israeli minister

Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich calls for the destruction of Huwara that was the target of deadly settler rampage.

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Analysis-Netanyahu's balancing act got harder after post-summit violence

A U.S.-brokered summit had barely ended with pledges to calm violence and slow Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank when Palestinian homes were set ablaze by Jewish settlers in retaliation for a deadly Palestinian gun ambush.

Reuters

Israel beefs up troops after unprecedented settler rampage

Israel has sent hundreds more troops to the occupied West Bank after a Palestinian gunman killed two Israeli brothers and settlers rampaged through a Palestinian town

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Netanyahu is Israel’s own worst enemy. Why won’t western allies confront him?

The hard-right religious coalition is attacking civil liberties at home and becoming an unreliable partner abroad. Its leader is endangering western support for his country, writes Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Israeli president urges polarised politicians to 'lower the temperature'

President Isaac Herzog appealed to Israeli politicians on Tuesday to "lower the temperature" amid confrontional exchanges between the new hardline nationalist coalition government and the centre-left opposition.

Reuters

Israel orders police to remove Palestine flags from public spaces

Far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said waving the Palestinian flag is an act in support of ‘terrorism’.

Al Jazeera

Israel’s Netanyahu says deal agreed with far-right to form gov’t

Benjamin Netanyahu’s agreement sees him return to power as head of the most right-wing coalition in Israel’s history.

Al Jazeera

Israel's Netanyahu Moves Closer to Coalition Deal

Israel's prime-minister designate Benjamin Netanyahu struck a deal with an ultra-Orthodox Jewish party Thursday on allocating cabinet jobs in a key step towards forming a government ahead of a looming deadline. The deal announced overnight promises the Shas party five ministerial jobs in Netanyahu's incoming government, which is expected to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden urged to threaten Israel weapons halt over far-right concerns

Pair urge US president to withdraw military support to Netanyahu’s coalition government if Palestinians are expelled or land annexed

The Guardian - US

Israel’s Ben-Gvir Squabbles with Military Chief about Ethics

An Israeli far-right politician set to take a key security post in Benjamin Netanyahu's emerging government traded barbs on Wednesday with the military chief over the jailing of a soldier who had taunted leftist activists in the occupied West Bank.

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Israel's Ben-Gvir squabbles with military chief about ethics

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Israel's Ben-Gvir, in leaked audio, cautious on advancing far-right agenda

A far-rightist on track to a key post in Israel's incoming government has warned his party not to try to move too quickly with its agenda, saying in a recording leaked on Sunday that some planned legislation could backfire.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Far-Right Ben-Gvir to Be Israel’s National Security Minister

Extremist politician Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has a long record of anti-Arab rhetoric and stunts, will become Israel's next minister of national security, according to the first of what are expected to be several coalition deals struck by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party. Likud announced the agreement with Ben-Gvir's…

Al Jazeera

Far-right Ben-Gvir to be police minister in Israeli gov’t

The deal will give considerable power to a figure known for his anti-Palestinian views.

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Israeli far-right leader Ben-Gvir gets national security minister post in Likud coalition deal

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu's conservative Likud party on Friday signed its first coalition deal with the Jewish Power party with the far-right party leader Itamar Ben-Gvir getting the newly created position of national security minister.

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Israeli Far Right’s Ben-Gvir to Be Police Minister in Coalition Deal

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu's conservative Likud party signed its first coalition deal with Itamar Ben-Gvir's far-right Jewish Power party, Likud said in a statement on Friday. The agreement, which does not account for a full and final new government in Israel, gives Ben-Gvir the police ministry and a seat…

Reuters

Israeli far-right's Ben-Gvir to be national security minister under coalition deal

(This Nov.25 has been corrected to clarify the location of ancient temples in paragraph 17)

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Anger Among Likud Leaders Over Netanyahu's Ministerial Concessions

Likud party leaders expressed anger over an expected lineup of a new cabinet led by Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu after realizing that major ministerial portfolios could not be allocated to their party members. Israeli media said that the party's leadership was infuriated after reports that Shas party leader Aryeh Deri…

Reuters

Israel ultranationalist due for government role says: 'I've moderated'

A far-rightist lined up for a senior post in the next Israeli government sought on Monday to reassure the country's minorities that he would safeguard them, but he made no mention of Palestinians who feel especially threatened by his rise.

The Independent UK

Israel's Haredi voters drift hard right in leadership vacuum

One of Israel’s most extremist politicians, known for his inflammatory anti-Arab speeches and stunts, is attracting new supporters from a previously untapped demographic

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Ultranationalist Ben-Gvir May Become Election Kingmaker

If Benjamin Netanyahu regains the premiership after Israel's election next month, it may be thanks to an ultranationalist firebrand whose romp into the mainstream has jolted voters otherwise exhausted by years of political deadlock. Polls predict the joint list co-headed by Itamar Ben-Gvir's "Jewish Power" party will win as many…

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