Israel’s Ben-Gvir Cautious on Advancing Far-Right Agenda

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By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A far-rightist on track to a key post in Israel’s incoming government has warned his party not to try to move too quickly with its agenda, saying in a recording leaked on Sunday that some planned legislation could backfire. Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu last week promised Jewish Power leader Itamar Ben-Gvir the National Security Ministry, a newly created portfolio with powers over police in Israel and the occupied West Bank. The ascent of Ben-Gvir, a West Bank settler whose record includes 2007 convictions for incitement against Arabs and supp…

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