Ben Gvir bars Jewish anti-Zionist movement from carrying guns

Ben Gvir bars Jewish anti-Zionist movement from carrying guns Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 15:33 Under the far-right minister, around 300,000 Israeli citizens have been granted gun licences A man carrying a rifle walks with a woman outside the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on 15 January 2024 (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP) Off Israel 's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has ordered the exclusion of an anti-Zionist ultra-Orthodox community from carrying personal firearms in Beit Shemesh, Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom reported on Monday. According to the report, the far-right minister extended his gun reform to Beit Shemesh, a city near Jerusalem with a large ultra-Orthodox population, easing regulations to allow more residents to carry firearms. In October 2023, Israel approved new regulations that significantly loosened the requirements for civilians to acquire firearms.