Poland's Foreign Minister Requests Ban on Israel's Ben-Gvir Entering ...
Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Poland will seek to bar Itamar Ben-Gvir after Israeli police detained two Polish nationals on a Gaza flotilla.
- On Thursday, Poland announced plans to ban National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering the country, with Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski requesting the Ministry of Interior and Administration implement the prohibition due to his actions.
- A political storm erupted Wednesday after Ben-Gvir shared videos showing himself harassing Global Sumud Flotilla activists detained in Ashdod following their interception by Israeli forces on Tuesday.
- Several nations, including France, Spain, and the United Kingdom, summoned Israeli ambassadors to protest the conduct; Sikorski wrote on X that Poland summoned the Israeli charge d'affaires to "convey our outrage and demand an apology."
- Two Polish nationals detained during the incident will be repatriated Thursday night, as ministry spokesperson Maciej Wewior told reporters, "Today, our citizens, and not only our citizens, will leave Israel. This is very good news."
- Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani requested EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas discuss sanctions against Ben-Gvir at their next meeting, while US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee denounced the minister's actions as having "betrayed dignity of his nation.
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Poland intends to bar Ben-Gvir from country over Gaza flotilla activists video
After Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir publicly taunted detained pro-Palestinian activists, including Polish citizens, from the Global Sumud Flotilla, Poland's Internal Affairs Ministry said it began a legal procedure for an entry ban
The Polish Foreign Minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, today called for a ban on the entry into Poland of Israel's Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, due to the way he treated the activists of the Global Sumud flotilla. The request, which was announced by a spokesman for the ministry at a press conference in Warsaw, joins Poland with other European countries, such as the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Spain, which have already adopted…
Poland's foreign minister calls to ban Ben-Gvir from entering country as flotilla storm continues
Earlier, the Polish minister had summoned the Israeli chargé d'affaires over the detention of Gaza flotilla activists, including Polish nationals, demanding their immediate release and an apology.
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