France bans Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after ‘unspeakable’ flotilla detainee taunts
France barred Itamar Ben-Gvir after a video showed activists kneeling with tied hands, deepening pressure for European Union sanctions.
- On Saturday, France banned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering the country following a video showing him mocking bound activists seized from the Global Sumud Flotilla.
- Public outcry followed after Ben-Gvir published the video on Wednesday showing him heckling detainees, an act French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot called "reprehensible actions towards French and European citizens."
- Activists departed from Turkey last week on around 50 vessels under the Global Sumud Flotilla, with Israeli forces intercepting the convoy and detaining participants at the southern port of Ashdod.
- Italy previously banned Ben-Gvir last week, while Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani demanded an apology for the "total disrespect" shown to the government and called for European Union-level sanctions.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the flotilla mission as a "malicious scheme," yet acknowledged Ben-Gvir's treatment of the activists was "not in line with Israel's values and norms.
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France bans Israel’s Ben-Gvir over abuse of flotilla activists
France is banning Israel's far-right and extremist minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, from its territory, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Saturday, adding that this reflected growing anger among governments around the world over the mistreatment of an activist flotilla heading to Gaza. "As from today, Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned from entering French territory," Barrot wrote on X. "Along with my Italian counterpart, I am asking the European Union…
France bans entry of Israeli minister Ben-Gvir
France has decided to ban Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering French territory, said French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Saturday."As from today, Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned from entering French territory," wrote
The minister writes that the decision follows Ben-Gvir's "unacceptable actions towards French and European citizens on board the Global Sumud Flotilla".
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