Several political figures, including Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, and Katz, are confirmed to be coalition government ministers.
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Updated Aug 6
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What happened
Several political figures, including Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, and Katz, are confirmed to be coalition government ministers.
Who's involved
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Part of
Israeli political figures, including Ben-Gvir, Olmert, Katz, and Smotrich, made statements regarding state policy and ministerial roles.Also in this story
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The entities involved
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Itamar Ben-Gvir
Israeli lawyer and far-right politician (born 1976), Israel's Minister of National Security since 2022
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Bezalel Smotrich
Israeli far-right politician (born 1980)
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Israel Katz
Minister of Defense of Israel (born 1955)
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