Current sectionU.S. NewsBen-Gvir was scheduled to head a National Security Ministry delegation to the United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit 2026. Sources said that, despite initial plans to attend, the ministry decided not to send a delegationShare 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 formatSubscribeEtan Nechin and Josh Breiner10:54 PM • July 03 2026 IDTIsrael's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has canceled his planned trip to New York for a United Nations policing conference, sources in the ministry told Haaretz on Friday, after locals planned demonstrations against his visit and human rights groups called to investigate and arrest the far-right minister.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Gaza flotillaUnited NationsItamar Ben-GvirPro-Palestinian protestCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesTwo-state SolutionMelat KirosChatGPTSerj TankianHaQuizHaaretz PodcastBen-Gvir Once Again Cancels U.S. Visit Amid Calls to Prosecute HimIt's Hard to Be a Thinking Person in Israel. The Kids' Test Scores Prove ItNew Theory of Smallest Human: Not a Hunter, but Eater of Lizard LeftoversNetanyahu Denies Report That Israel Was Plotting to Kill Iran's Top NegotiatorsTop Netanyahu Rival Within Likud Says He Will Not Run in Party's PrimaryRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest Projections103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionTop Israeli Diplomats Accuse Mamdani of Antisemitism Over 'Jewish State' RemarkIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedNetanyahu Trolls Trump and Turkey: Why Israel Recognized the Armenian Genocide