Itamar Ben-Gvir

2026-02-17 16:35

Ben-Gvir reportedly stepped on Palestinian detainees’ heads during violent raid

TEHRAN – Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has been accused of personally stepping on the heads of Palestinian detainees during a violent raid on Section 26 of Ofer Prison, according to testimonies collected by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS).

2025-12-21 18:51

Israel’s medieval sadism: Ben-Gvir’s plan for a crocodile-ringed prison

TEHRAN – In a move that signals a descent into medieval-style barbarism, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has proposed a high-security prison for Palestinian detainees surrounded by a moat of crocodiles.

2025-12-08 20:30

By Shahrokh Saei

Syria one year after Assad: Jolani’s makeover, minority panic, and Israeli strikes

TEHRAN – On December 8, 2024, Syria entered a new phase when Damascus fell, and the Ba'ath Party’s long rule ended. Bashar al-Assad departed for Russia, where he was granted asylum. For many Syrians, Assad’s exit was neither a moment of triumph nor defeat, but the beginning of a new uncertainty. The vacuum left behind opened the door for forces both domestic and foreign to shape Syria’s trajectory.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu with National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the Knesset, on November 10, 2025.

2025-11-11 19:04

By staff writer

From occupation to execution: Israel’s death penalty bill legalizes massacre of Palestinians

TEHRAN – The Israeli Knesset’s approval of the death penalty bill in its first reading marks a dangerous turning point — for Palestinians under occupation, for international law, and for humanity. Passed on Monday by a vote of 39 to 16, the bill targets Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis, while excluding Jewish Israelis who kill Palestinians — exposing its racist design. Supporters frame it as a deterrent against terrorism, but its true aim is to normalize execution as a tool of repression. Cloaked in the language of “deterrence” and “security,” it embeds state violence into the legal code.

2025-10-05 15:39

Ben-Gvir ‘proudly’ defends Sumud detainee mistreatment as Greta Thunberg reports abuse

Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, openly defended the mistreatment of activists detained during the interception of the Global Sumud flotilla, declaring on Sunday: “I am proud that the flotilla activists are being treated as terrorists.”