Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir claimed on September 7, 2026, that he had survived ten assassination attempts. He also called for Israel to recognize the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) as Argentine territory under British occupation, prompting calls for expulsion of the UK ambassador.
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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: Ten times they tried to assassinate me. Why? Why did they try to assassinate me? They are afraid.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: The pictures from the prisons are what prevent attacks. Those are the pictures that a young person in the West Bank or Gaza sees and says, "Wait, wait, wait…" There used to be hotels, marmalade and chocolate in Israeli prisons. Today, under Ben Gvir, there’s hell—and we don’t want to go there.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: They want to organize another flotilla now. What did they say? "There is a crazy minister there. When he leaves, we will organize another flotilla." They are waiting until after the elections to set the next flotilla.
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Ben-Gvir proposes ministry to promote ‘voluntary emigration’ from Gaza Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has said his Otzma Yehudit party would seek to establish a government ministry dedicated to promoting what he calls the “voluntary emigratio…
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir: It's time for the State of Israel to publicly recognize that the Malvinas Islands are Argentine territory under occupation, which the British violently steal from the Argentine people. The British are not content with merely occupying the territory; they also carry out oil drilling there and steal the money from the Argentine people. I call upon
Itamar Ben-Gvir posted on X that Prime Minister Netanyahu should ‘publicly recognize that the Malvinas are occupied Argentine territory’ La entrada Israel’s National Security Minister backs Argentina’s sovereignty over the Malvinas se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald .
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir also responded to the reports of the settlement trade ban by calling for Israel to recognize the Falkland Islands as "Argentine territory under occupation."
Palestinian prisoners are being kept in inhumane conditions in Israeli detention facilities, overseen by Ben-Gvir.