Ben Gvir appointed: This is the new chairman of the Otzma Yehudit faction

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir appointed MK Yitzhak Kroizer as chairman of the Otzma Yehudit faction. Kroizer, a former Sayeret Matkal soldier, served as chairman of the Interior Committee. Ben Gvir: "I have full confidence in him." Kroizer: "We will fight supporters of terrorism from within and without."

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir appointed MK Yitzhak Kroizer as chairman of the Otzma Yehudit faction in the Knesset. Kroizer, a resident of Moshav Natur in the Golan Heights, is a former Sayeret Matkal soldier and serves as an active reservist, including in the "Swords of Iron" war. During his Knesset term, he served as chairman of the Interior and Environmental Protection Committee, was a member of the Finance Committee and the Constitution Committee, and served as the Knesset representative on the Judicial Selection Committee. He led legislative initiatives in areas of personal security, the fight against protection rackets, settlement, and agriculture, and ten of the bills he initiated were enacted into law. Ben Gvir welcomed the appointment and stated that Kroizer is "a dedicated, principled, and professional man of action" and that he has full confidence in him. Kroizer thanked him and said: "I see my continued tenure as chairman of the Otzma Yehudit faction in the 26th Knesset as a great privilege and a public mission... I commit to working... to strengthen governance and Israel's security and to fight supporters of terrorism from within and without."