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Israeli ministers call for sanctions on Britain over Falkland Islands
Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir urged retaliation after Britain said it would target 1,234 planned homes in the E1 settlement project, officials said.
- On Monday, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for the immediate expulsion of the United Kingdom's ambassador to Israel, following reports that Britain plans to announce a trade ban on goods produced in Israeli settlements.
- Britain is reportedly preparing broad restrictions on trade with Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria, while Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar warned last week that Jerusalem would retaliate against any punitive measures from London.
- Attacking the United Kingdom on social media, Smotrich stated Israel would not be "a doormat trampled by an antisemitic government," claiming the UK is "conquered by radical Islam" and declaring, "The British Mandate in the Land of Israel is over."
- Responding to the reports, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to recognize the Falkland Islands as "Argentine territory under occupation" and called for Israel to impose sanctions on Britain "as long as the occupation continues."
- The announcement is scheduled for Tuesday in Parliament following a debate on Jewish safety, with measures stemming from Israeli advancement of 1,234 homes in E1, which British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband recently condemned as an "unacceptable and destructive act.
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Itamar Ben Gvir's words come at a time when the United Kingdom is expected to announce restrictions on the purchase of agricultural products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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Leaning Left14Leaning Right14Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution44% Left, 44% Right
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- 44% of the sources lean Left, 44% of the sources lean Right
44% Right
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