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Thu 10 Apr 2025 9:29 am - Jerusalem Time

Washington ends rift with extremist Ben Gvir and invites him to visit

The Hebrew newspaper Maariv reported that Israel's extremist National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, will make his first official visit to the United States since assuming his position, a move that signals that the administration of US President Donald Trump has ended the rift imposed by the administration of his predecessor, Joe Biden.


According to Maariv, Ben-Gvir received a special invitation from the US side, and his visit to Washington is expected to last a week during Passover, which begins in the middle of this month.


Ben-Gvir's invitation to Washington is particularly significant, as it represents a complete change in attitude toward the leader of the Otzma Yehudit party, whom the Biden administration has boycotted and vehemently ignored.


The Biden administration had avoided meeting Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, considering them too extreme.


Maariv reported that after Trump took office, US policy toward Ben-Gvir changed significantly, adding that the invitation to visit "is part of the Trump administration's stance toward the Israeli right in general, and toward the Otzma Yehudit leader in particular."


In addition to being Ben-Gvir's first visit to Washington since assuming office, it is also his first foreign visit.


The visit includes several meetings with Trump administration officials in homeland security and the police, members of the Senate and Congress, as well as with Jewish representatives working on behalf of Israel and Jews in the diaspora.

During his visit, Ben-Gvir will not only hold meetings, but is also expected to deliver several speeches at various events and venues, according to Maariv.

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