Public rebuke by State Department spokesman is first by Biden official aimed at far-right lawmaker Ben Gvir, who is aiming to become next police minister

In its decision, State Dept. says organizations are no longer engaged in terrorism and do not have capability and intent to do so

State Department notifies Congress that five defunct groups, including the Jewish extremist movement, to have designation dropped; Palestinian jihadist group also to be delisted

Bentzi Gopstein and his Lehava organization are among several Jewish and Israeli groups banned from social media platform, alongside Islamic terrorists and neo-Nazi organizations

Company cites support for terror organizations Kach and Kahane Chai; Marzel says he doesn't have an account, but may sue anyway over 'libelous' claim he backs terror groups

The PM is courting censure by helping Israel's most extremist faction, and its leader isn't even a reliable ally. But the move could pay off when it's time to build a coalition