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Netherlands bans far-right Israeli ministers as EU considers sanctions over Gaza

NETHERLANDS, JUL 29 – The Netherlands barred two far-right Israeli ministers for inciting violence and ethnic cleansing in Gaza amid rising European pressure over a worsening humanitarian crisis affecting millions.

  • On Monday, the Netherlands declared Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir persona non grata, and will register them in the Schengen system.
  • Veldkamp told parliament that the ministers incited violence against Palestinians, called for ethnic cleansing in Gaza, and promoted illegal settlements.
  • The government will donate 2.4 million to the UN's logistics agency after emergency talks at the Catshuis involving Prime Minister Dick Schoof and other ministers.
  • The government summoned Israel's ambassador over an 'intolerable and indefensible' Gaza situation, with EU leaders to meet in Brussels on Tuesday for a response.
  • Amid broader European momentum, Veldkamp signaled that the Netherlands would seek to suspend the trade component of the EU-Israel Association Agreement if humanitarian obligations are unmet.
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The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called upon the Dutch ambassador, Marriet Schuurman, to protest a series of measures announced by Amsterdam in the face of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including the declaration of 'persona non grata' to two ultra-right government ministers. The Israeli foreign minister, Gideon Saar, has told her that "the government's policy towards Israel feeds anti-Semitism in the …

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The two extreme-right Israeli politicians are no longer allowed to travel to the Netherlands because of their statements against Palestinians.

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Algemeen Dagblad broke the news in Amersfoort, Netherlands on Monday, July 28, 2025.
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