Itamar Ben-Gvir gains support among young Israeli voters
Polls indicate the far-right politician's party is attracting a new demographic ahead of the election.
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Itamar Ben-Gvir gains support among young Israeli voters
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What this story says
- Polls show Itamar Ben-Gvir's Jewish Power party is gaining traction with younger and first-time voters in Israel.
- Ben-Gvir, a far-right politician, celebrated his 50th birthday with a cake depicting a noose and spoke of surrounding jailed Palestinians with crocodiles.
- His party is forecast to win eight or more seats in the upcoming election, a significant increase from previous electoral performances.
- Ben-Gvir's policy to expand permits for Israelis to carry guns is viewed by some as a measure for peace through strength.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 8 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 9 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
60/100
Craft
65/100
Hype
45/100
9 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 8 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right Israeli politician, is experiencing a rise in popularity among younger and first-time voters, according to polls released ahead of an upcoming election. His Jewish Power party, previously reliant on a joint list with other far-right groups to secure seats, is now projected to win eight or more seats on its own. This surge in support extends beyond its traditional base of settlers in the occupied West Bank to younger, urban voters.
Ben-Gvir recently marked his 50th birthday with a cake that featured a noose decoration. He has also stated his intention to surround jailed Palestinians with crocodiles. Videos have emerged showing him berating foreign activists intercepted at sea while attempting to deliver aid to Gaza, forcing them to kneel with their faces to the ground.
Disagreements in reporting
The Cyprus Mail reported that Ben-Gvir's policy to expand permits for Israelis to carry guns has been described by one supporter as "peace through Jewish strength." Other reports did not include this specific detail or quote.
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated reports covered this story. The digests from CNBC-TV18, WTVB, regionalmedianews.com, The Straits Times, Reuters, and the unrated digest from Alquds.co.uk did not mention Itamar Ben-Gvir's 2007 conviction for racist incitement and support for a banned terrorist group, nor did they detail the international sanctions imposed on him and Smotrich by countries including Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Norway.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 20 Oct 2026, 10:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
3 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports from WTVB and Reuters focused on Itamar Ben-Gvir's birthday celebration, including the noose-decorated cake and his stated plan to surround jailed Palestinians with crocodiles. Both digests also mentioned videos of Ben-Gvir berating foreign activists captured at sea and forcing them to kneel.
Right
5 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports from Cyprus Mail, CNBC-TV18, regionalmedianews.com, and The Straits Times highlighted the growing support for Itamar Ben-Gvir's Jewish Power party among younger and first-time voters. The Cyprus Mail's full report noted Ben-Gvir's conviction in 2007 for racist incitement and support for a banned terrorist group, and international condemnation including sanctions from Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Norway. It also included quotes from supporters, such as Gavriel Marmon, an 18-year-old student, and Odelia Kedmi, who described Ben-Gvir's gun permit policy as "peace through Jewish strength." The digests from CNBC-TV18, regionalmedianews.com, and The Straits Times also mentioned Ben-Gvir's birthday celebration with the noose cake and his crocodile comment, as well as the videos of him berating activists.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Itamar Ben-Gvir gains support among young Israeli voters?
- Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 37% are rated centre, 63% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 9. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Itamar Ben-Gvir gains support among young Israeli voters left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Itamar Ben-Gvir gains support among young Israeli voters biased?
- Itamar Ben-Gvir gains support among young Israeli voters is one event reported by 9 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Itamar Ben-Gvir gains support among young Israeli voters?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Itamar Ben-Gvir gains support among young Israeli voters?
- 9 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Why is Itamar Ben-Gvir's party gaining support?
- Polls indicate that Itamar Ben-Gvir's Jewish Power party is attracting younger and first-time voters in Israel. This demographic, previously hesitant about his hardline stances, appears to be increasingly drawn to his message.
- What controversial actions has Ben-Gvir been involved in?
- Ben-Gvir celebrated his 50th birthday with a cake decorated with a noose and has spoken of plans to surround jailed Palestinians with crocodiles. He has also been criticised internationally and was convicted in Israel in 2007 for racist incitement.
- What is Ben-Gvir's policy on gun permits?
- Ben-Gvir advocates for expanding permits for Israelis to carry guns. Some supporters view this policy as a measure aimed at achieving peace through strength, with one supporter describing it as "peace through Jewish strength."
Read it at the source
9 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
3- Israel's far right find fertile ground among first-time voters (opens BBC News in a new tab)
- Israel’s Ben-Gvir poised for election gains as young voters turn to far right (opens WTVB in a new tab)
- Israel's Ben-Gvir poised for election gains as young voters turn to far right (opens Reuters in a new tab)
Right
5- Israel’s Ben-Gvir poised for election gains as young voters turn to far right (opens Free Malaysia Today News in a new tab)
Free Malaysia Today News — is Free Malaysia Today News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Israel's Ben-Gvir poised for election gains as young voters turn to far right (opens CNBC-TV18 in a new tab)
- Israel’s far-right Ben-Gvir gains ground among young voters (opens Cyprus Mail in a new tab)
Cyprus Mail — is Cyprus Mail biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Israel’s Ben-Gvir poised for election gains as young voters turn to far right - Regional Media News (opens regionalmedianews.com in a new tab)
regionalmedianews.com — is regionalmedianews.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Israel's Ben-Gvir poised for election gains as young voters turn to far right (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
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