Far-right Israeli security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir faced tense protests during his first official U.S. state visit. He was confronted by a protester at a Manhattan steakhouse and faced demonstrations near Yale University and the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in Brooklyn. The visit has exposed divisions within American Judaism and led to the resignations of members of the Jewish society that hosted him. Ben-Gvir, known for his hard-line support of Jewish settlements, has previously been convicted of racist incitement and support for terrorist groups in Israel.