Ben Gvir's star has risen — this is why to stay away
Mere hours before white slips descend into blue ballot boxes for Israel’s fifth elections in three years, attempting to predict whether Bibi will finally win remains an exercise in prophecy, not pollstery.
But whether Netanyahu takes back power or not, this particular election will be with us for some time to come, in the shape of this round’s breakout star, Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben Gvir.
Ben Gvir’s uncompromising rhetoric against both Arab terror and secularization of Israel’s Jewish character have won his party double figures in polls, making him the darling of the right, and bête noire of the left.
After a long time on the fringes of Israeli politics, the Chevron resident’s fiery brand of Jewish strength — his party’s name — is here to stay. His rise deserves a response in these pages.
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