National Security Minister of Israel
Minister of National Security (oversees Israel Prison Service) · Person · in office since Dec 29, 2022
Itamar Ben Gvir kept a portrait of the Israeli-American mass murderer Baruch Goldstein in his living room before he took office. He has been Israel's national security minister since late 2022, except for two months in early 2025: he quit over the January ceasefire and was reappointed in March. His record started before the job. In 2007 he was convicted of incitement to racism and of supporting a terrorist organisation, and he has at least eight convictions in all. On 17 October 2023 he wrote that "not a gram of humanitarian aid" should enter Gaza, only "hundreds of tons of explosives". In April 2025 he called for Gaza's food and aid depots to be bombed. By March 2024 his ministry had approved more than 100,000 civilian gun licences. In June 2025 the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway froze his assets and banned him from travelling there. Slovenia, the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Ireland and France have also banned him. Turkey issued a genocide arrest warrant for him in November 2025. A minister earns NIS 58,274 a month.
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In 2007, however, he was convicted for incitement to racism and supporting a terrorist organization. ... Ben-Gvir has been convicted of at least eight charges. ... has served as the minister of national security since 2022, except for a two-month gap in early 2025. ... Prior to entering office Ben-Gvir was known to have a portrait in his living room of Israeli-American mass murderer Baruch Goldstein.
out of 299,354 applications submitted since the war ... more than 100,000 citizens have already been approved.
In 2007, however, he was convicted for incitement to racism and supporting a terrorist organization. ... Ben-Gvir has been convicted of at least eight charges. ... has served as the minister of national security since 2022, except for a two-month gap in early 2025. ... Prior to entering office Ben-Gvir was known to have a portrait in his living room of Israeli-American mass murderer Baruch Goldstein.