{"id":2307545,"date":"2024-07-24T17:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T21:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-defense-chief-says-ben-gvir-trying-to-blow-up-middle-east-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T17:33:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T21:33:24","slug":"israeli-defense-chief-says-ben-gvir-trying-to-blow-up-middle-east-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-defense-chief-says-ben-gvir-trying-to-blow-up-middle-east-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli defense chief says Ben-Gvir \u2018trying to blow up Middle East\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisraeli-defense-chief-says-ben-gvir-trying-to-blow-up-middle-east-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2307545&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant accused National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of constantly trying\u2064 to destabilize the Middle East. The feud between\u2062 the two Israeli officials became public as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu \u200dvisited the United States. Ben-Gvir&#8217;s statements about Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount have sparked controversy\u200d and led \u200bto calls for changes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">government policy<\/a>. Gallant has criticized Ben-Gvir for his hard-right stance and attempts to influence war policy. Despite the tensions, Israel&#8217;s policy\u200d on the Temple Mount remains unchanged. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-clears-path-for-new-sanctions-amid-violence-in-sudan\/\" title=\"Biden allows new sanctions amid Sudan violence.\">ongoing power struggle<\/a> between these figures is creating\u2062 challenges for Israel&#8217;s government and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-canadians-issue-morse-code-sos-signal-across-u-s-ontario-border-to-protest-new-restrictions\/\" title=\"WATCH: Canadians Issue Morse Code \u2018SOS\u2019 Signal Across U.S.-Ontario Border To Protest New Restrictions\">drawing international attention<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israeli defense chief says Ben-Gvir &lsquo;trying to blow up Middle East&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1712763\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant accused Israeli National Security Minister Itamar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2836931\/israeli-leaders-condemn-itamar-ben-gvir-trump-comments-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ben Gvir\">Ben-Gvir<\/a> of &ldquo;constantly trying to blow up the Middle East.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The feud erupted in the public eye as Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Benjamin Netanyahu\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> visits the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Benjamin Netanyahu\">United States<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Itamar Ben-Gvir is constantly trying to blow up the Middle East,&rdquo; Gallant <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/yoavgallant\/status\/1816108960883106289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a> Wednesday on social media. &ldquo;I categorically reject any ideas of hurting the Status Quo in the holy city of Jerusalem.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gallant issued that broadside after Ben-Gvir declared that &ldquo;Jews pray on the Temple Mount and that&rsquo;s a good thing,&rdquo; contravening a long-standing agreement that has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.org\/news\/what-to-know-about-jerusalems-temple-mount-and-the-status-quo-agreement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>empowered<\/a> an Islamic organization backed by the Jordanian government to oversee the religious sites. It is just the latest example of the hard-right politician attempting to shift government policy in territories controlled by the Israeli government while pressing Netanyahu to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3003771\/netanyahu-allies-israel-annex-gaza-holy-land\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>annex<\/a> the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is a pyromaniac sitting in the Israeli government who is trying to set fire to the Middle East,&rdquo; Gallant also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/ben-gvir-again-defies-status-quo-declares-jewish-prayer-permitted-on-temple-mount\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a>. &ldquo;I oppose any negotiations to put him in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-agrees-to-unity-government-to-wage-war-on-hamas\/\" title=\"Israel agrees to form a unity government to combat Hamas.\">war cabinet<\/a>. This will allow him to realize his plans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An Israeli takes a selfie with the Israel&rsquo;s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, center, as he arrives at the Damascus Gate of Jerusalem&rsquo;s Old City during a march marking Jerusalem Day, an Israeli holiday celebrating the capture of east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. (AP Photo\/Leo Correa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ben-Gvir has sought a formal role in setting war policy for months, particularly since the unity war cabinet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3033738\/israeli-war-cabinet-member-bennt-gantz-resigns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>collapsed<\/a> in June, when centrist opposition leader Benny Gantz denounced Netanyahu for neglecting to develop a viable plan for Gaza after the war.&nbsp;Netanyahu has struggled to balance Israel&rsquo;s military objectives against the need to secure the release of the hostages while fending off Ben-Gvir&rsquo;s demands &mdash; and international criticism of Israel that has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/state-prosecutor-seeking-probe-of-ben-gvir-for-anti-gazan-incitement-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fueled<\/a> in part by reactions to Ben-Gvir&rsquo;s provocative statements.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Israel&rsquo;s policy of maintaining the status quo on the Temple Mount has not changed and will not change,&rdquo; according to Netanyahu&rsquo;s office.<\/p>\n<p>Ben-Gvir, for his part, insisted that it &ldquo;is racism&rdquo; to ban Jews from praying on the Temple Mount.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They always tell me &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weak-government-complicit-media-silicon-valley-are-torching-america\/\" title=\"Weak Government, Complicit Media, Silicon Valley Are Torching America\">political leadership<\/a>&rsquo; is against it,&rdquo; Ben-Gvir said earlier Wednesday. &ldquo;I am the political leadership. And the political leadership allows Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ben-Gvir also drew criticism from the religious right, as the chief rabbinate also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/2022-12-15\/ty-article\/.premium\/sign-warning-jews-not-to-ascend-the-temple-mount-restored\/00000185-1551-ddf2-af9f-757586c30000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>condemns<\/a> entry to the Temple Mount.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The ban on Jewish prayer at the Temple Mount is the position of all the great men of Israel for generations,&rdquo; Israeli Interior Minister Moshe Arbel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/2024-07-24\/ty-article\/.premium\/jews-can-pray-on-temple-mount-ben-gvir-upends-israeli-policy-while-netanyahu-in-u-s\/00000190-e3d4-d548-a3ba-efde61200000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> Wednesday. &ldquo;This issue is so explosive, and the great blasphemy committed [by Ben-Gvir] cannot pass quietly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1712763\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1712763\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant accused National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of constantly trying\u2064 to destabilize the Middle East. 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Ben-Gvir&#8217;s statements about Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount have sparked controversy\u200d and led \u200bto calls for changes &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2743,"featured_media":2307546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ben-gvir.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36068,36069,36067,5779,32726],"class_list":["post-2307545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ben-gvir","tag-blow-up","tag-defense-chief","tag-israeli","tag-middle-east"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ben-gvir.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2743"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2307545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2307546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2307545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2307545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2307545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}