Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeUzi Baram01:34 AM • May 12 2026 IDTWhoever imagined five years ago that Itamar Ben-Gvir, a marginal Kahanist activist, would one day be a senior minister who would not only succeed in legislating the death penalty, but whose wife would present him with a birthday cake decorated with a noose for all the world to see, please raise your hand.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel protestGadi EisenkotYair LapidNaftali BennettBenjamin NetanyahuItamar Ben-GvirIsraeli judiciary Yair GolanDeath Penalty CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iram Live UpdatesTrump-IranWest Bank PalestiniansNetanyahu OppositionIris HaimIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityWith His Iran Deterrence Squandered, Trump Might Feel Forced to Resume WarIDF Forces Deployed 10 Km Deep Into Lebanese Territory After Crossing LitaniHaaretz CartoonYair Golan Is the Best Choice for IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of DaysLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateConstruction Begins on Bypass Road to Bring 'One Million' Israelis to West BankZionism Didn't Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This Way