US EditionSlovenia Declares Two Israeli Ministers Persona Non Grata
SLOVENIA, JUL 17 – Slovenia is the first EU country to declare two Israeli ministers persona non grata for inciting violence and human rights abuses against Palestinians, following failed EU consensus.
- On Thursday, the Republic of Slovenia declared two ministers persona non grata, naming Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, as the first EU state to do so.
- Following last month's sanctions by five countries, Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon said Slovenia acted after EU foreign ministers failed to agree on joint measures at a Brussels meeting on Tuesday.
- The Slovenian government accused Ben-Gvir and Smotrich, both West Bank settlers, of making `genocidal statements` inciting extreme violence, and highlighted their support for illegal settlement expansion, forced displacement and calls for violence.
- The government will bar entry to the ministers and unveil further measures, the minister said.
- As EU foreign ministers failed to agree on action, Slovenia is seeking alliances with like-minded nations to maintain pressure, `This is pressure on the Israeli government, I believe we will be able to continue this confidently in Slovenia,` Fajon said.
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Ben-Gvir and Smotrich incite “serious violations of the human rights of Palestinians,” the government said.
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