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Ben-Gvir, Israel’s Pyromaniac Security Minister Ready To Set Jerusalem On Fire

Ben-Gvir, Israel's Pyromaniac Security Minister Ready To Set Jerusalem On Fire
Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir walks escorted by local police on the Tel Aviv seafront. Matteo Placucci/SOPA/Zuma

Israel’s far-right security minister is multiplying his provocations to change the status quo of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Saudi Arabia denounced the move, and ultra-Orthodox Jews have distanced themselves. But the holy city may explode sooner rather than later.

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Why Ben-Gvir’s Explosive Visit Is Really Aimed At Netanyahu

Photo of Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir visiting the al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Jan. 3
Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir visiting the al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Jan. 3 Temple Mount Administration Organization

Less than a week after being sworn in for the sixth time as Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu was defied by a highly charged visit his far-right coalition ally, Itamar Ben-Gvir, made to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, that has enflamed the entire Muslim world. Netanyahu has a choice to make.

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