Itamar Ben Gvir Reveals Four Ministers and Four MKs from Likud Asked to Join His Party

First reported by Walla · 4 hours ago

What happened

Itamar Ben Gvir revealed that four ministers and four Likud MKs sought to join Otzma Yehudit ahead of primaries, while criticizing MK Almog Cohen for moving to Likud. He also commented on police authority shifts in the West Bank and praised police efforts in a recent international search.

• 01Four Likud ministers and four MKs requested to join Otzma Yehudit before primaries.
• 02Ben Gvir criticized Almog Cohen for switching from Otzma Yehudit to Likud.
• 03Ben Gvir fought to secure Cohen a realistic spot on the joint Religious Zionism list.
• 04Defense Minister Israel Katz transferred West Bank settler policing from IDF to police.
• 05Ben Gvir stressed police lack authority in Areas A and B without military coordination.
• 06He defended law enforcement against Bedouin wedding disruptions in the Negev.

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MaarivCenter · Hebrew16 minutes ago

Itamar Ben Gvir Reveals Four Ministers and Four MKs from Likud Asked to Join His Party

WallaCenter · Hebrew25 minutes ago

Itamar Ben Gvir Reveals Four Likud Ministers and MPs Asked to Join Otzma Yehudit Ahead of Primaries

Arutz ShevaRight · Hebrew35 minutes ago

Itamar Ben Gvir Reveals Eight Likud Officials Approached Him to Join Otzma Yehudit

Now 14Right · Hebrew54 minutes ago

Netanyahu Publicly Endorses Key Candidates Ahead of Likud Primaries

Behadrei HaredimRight · Hebrew60 minutes ago

Itamar Ben Gvir Reveals Pressure from Likud Ministers to Join Otzma Yehudit

SrugimRight · Hebrew1 hour ago

Itamar Ben Gvir Reveals Likud Ministers Sought to Join Otzma Yehudit Ahead of Primaries

WallaCenter · Hebrew4 hours ago

Itamar Ben Gvir Endorses Likud Primary Candidates in Support Videos

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