![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/israels-far-right-advance-in-polls-as-election-looms/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/127396568_mediaitem127396567.jpg&description=Image source, EPA-EFEImage caption, Itamar Ben-Gvir is on course to win a large number of seats, according to pollsKept well away from the smoke and stun grenades in a flashpoint neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem, he pulled out his pistol and called for Palestinians who threw stones to be shot by police. Itamar Ben-Gvir's shouts came as he was shuffled behind a lorry by his parliamentary security team, one armed with a machine gun. The ultranationalist Israeli MP is often found wherever tensions flare - pouring on fuel, say his critics - in this case Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah where Palestinians have long faced threats of eviction to make way for Jewish settlers. "I'll mow you down," he shouted later. "We're the landlords here, remember that, I am your landlord." Now Mr Ben Gvir is captivating an army of young voters who are putting their faith in Israel's extreme right wing. He offers them a tantalising hit of national-religious identity politics plus a possible part in power, while his many detractors fear the rise of a demagogue about to be handed a prized seat in government. Image caption, Benjamin Netanyahu may depend on the far right to bolster his chancesIn Tuesday's election - Israel's fifth in four years - polls suggest his Religious Zionism alliance could come as high as third place and take a decisive role in the potential outcome. If opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu can scrape a victory for his religious-right wing bloc, Mr Ben-Gvir would likely be made a senior coalition minister.The race has seen Mr Ben-Gvir agitate on issues of security during a year of violence in which at least 170 Palestinians and more than 20 Israelis have been killed.But the growing appeal of his Jewish Power party - one part of the alliance of extreme-right groups - has as much to do with a new generation of voters who see him as the "anti-system" politician, according to the polling expert Prof Tamar Hermann from the Israel Democracy Institute. "He gives them a voice…){kind=link}
Kept well away from the smoke and stun grenades in a flashpoint neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem, he pulled out his pistol and called for Palestinians who threw stones to be shot by police.
Itamar Ben-Gvir’s shouts came as he was shuffled behind a lorry by his parliamentary security team, one armed with a machine gun.
The ultranationalist Israeli MP is often found wherever tensions flare – pouring on fuel, say his critics – in this case Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah where Palestinians have long faced threats of eviction to make way for Jewish settlers.
“I’ll mow you down,” he shouted later. “We’re the landlords here, remember that, I am your landlord.”
Now Mr Ben Gvir is captivating an army of young voters who are putting their faith in Israel’s extreme right wing. He offers them a tantalising hit of national-religious identity politics plus a possible part in power, while his many detractors fear the rise of a demagogue about to be handed a prized seat in government.