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Israel minister who led prayers at a controversial holy site has a record of provocative actions

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s far-right national security minister led prayers on Sunday at Jerusalem’s most sensitive ...

Far-right Israeli minister prays at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, breaching decades-old agreement

A far-right Israeli minister sparked outrage on Sunday after leading a group of Jewish worshippers in prayer at the most ...

Israel's Ben-Gvir says he prayed at Al-Aqsa mosque compound

Israel's official position accepts the rules restricting non-Muslim prayer at the compound, which is Islam's third holiest ...

Ben-Gvir’s visit to Jerusalem holy site sparks tensions as Israeli fire kills 33 seeking aid

The visit by far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatens to escalate tensions and complicate international efforts ...

Israel's security minister breaks agreement, prays at Temple Mount

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem and prayed there over ...

Netanyahu’s Gaza takeover plan satisfies no one but himself

Nearly two years into the war in Gaza, the Israeli security cabinet voted for yet another military expansion: the proposed takeover of Gaza City. The plan, which was initiated and pushed by Israeli ...

Slovenia declares two Israeli ministers persona non grata

Slovenia declared two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, persona non grata on Thursday, the first European Union country to do so, Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon ...