France bans Israeli minister Ben-Gvir from entering country
France has banned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering the country due to his controversial actions. The decision follows a video he posted that mocked activists captured during a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has called for EU-level sanctions against Ben-Gvir in collaboration with Italy.
- ▪Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned from entering France due to his actions towards activists.
- ▪The ban was announced by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.
- ▪Barrot is advocating for European Union-level sanctions against Ben-Gvir.
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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to the press in Jerusalem, January 16, 2025. OREN BEN HAKOON/REUTERS France announced on Saturday, May 23, it had banned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from the country after he posted a video mocking bound activists seized by Israeli soldiers on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. "From today, Itamar Ben Gvir is banned from entering French territory" after "his reprehensible actions towards French and European citizens" who were part of the flotilla, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on X. He added that, with Italy, he was also calling for European Union-level sanctions against the far-right Ben-Gvir. This is a developing story.
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