Ben-Gvir took one of Likud's strongest symbols and turned it against Netanyahu - opinion
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Source: The Jerusalem Post
Published: 2026-08-25 20:34 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Defence, Middle East
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Snippet:
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir turned Monday's Altalena commemoration into a political humiliation for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, appropriating one of the most powerful symbols of Menachem Begin, the Likud, Herut, the Revisionist movement, and Jabotinsky's ideal of hadar.
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