Itamar Ben-Gvir

Sources close to Smotrich criticized the decision, admitting that the proposal led by Netanyahu might sound promising but is, in reality, more of the same.

The petitioners argue that Ben-Gvir should be stripped of the authority to approve promotions for investigative officers.

Sa’ar wrote that IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir “is required to express his professional opinion clearly and unequivocally to the political echelon.”

Israel’s international standing is being battered from both ends of its political spectrum. The far Right undermines it with reckless belligerence; the far Left corrodes it with moral preening.

After Ben-Gvir's visit, the Prime Minister's Office issued a statement saying that Israel's status quo on the Temple Mount "has not changed and will not change"

Ben-Gvir's comments drew the condemnation of FM Gideon Sa'ar, who referred to the far-Right minister's remarks as "unnecessary and harmful."

Among the signatories calling for Defense Minister Israel Katz to facilitate a tour of north Gaza were six government ministers, including Itamar Ben-Gvir, Shlomo Karhi, and Amichai Eliyahu.

Ben-Gvir said his preference would be to issue a death penalty for the Nukhba terrorists, releasing them would send a message that "Jewish blood is cheap," and incentivize further attacks.

The Israeli ambassador was summoned and requested to tell the Israeli government to change its current course in Gaza.

President Isaac Herzog issued his support for the plan, saying that he had received inquiries from leaders and figures worldwide on the matter of Gaza aid.

I desperately hope that by the time this is published, it will all be out of date – that, happily, will be something new.