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Shin Bet claims Kahanist MK posed national security threat

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Published: 3 May 2022

Last updated: 4 March 2024

In rare comment, security service says allowing Itamar Ben-Gvir to march in Old City last week would have caused significant harm

Shin Bet: Ben-Gvir acts could have led to 'significant damage to national security' (Jerusalem Post)
The far-right MK harshly criticised the Shin Bet for allegedly holding briefings against him, and linked them to a death threat he received on Facebook.

As political tensions heat up, Shin Bet defends barring Ben Gvir over security risk (Times of Israel)
In rare comment, security service says allowing MK to march in Old City last week would have caused significant harm; Bennett said to blame right-wing incitement for death threats

Bennett dubs far-right lawmaker's attacks on Shin Bet chief 'cowardly, anti-Israel' (Haaretz)
Far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir attacks Israel's Shin Bet security service director, an effort Prime Minister Bennett denounced as a 'dangerous political campaign'

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New Jewish settlement in Hebron gets green light from Israel's top court
(Haaretz)
The Hebron neighbourhood's construction is underway despite exceeding several city regulations. The decision could affect the approval of another Jewish neighbourhood in the West Bank city

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