The decision comes after the far-right minister's 'reprehensible actions towards French and European citizens' who were part of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, France's foreign minister said.
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The decision comes after the far-right minister's 'reprehensible actions towards French and European citizens' who were part of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, France's foreign minister said.
France banned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir from entering the country, citing threats and violence against activists who were trying to get aid to Gaza by sea. The Israeli far-right minister released a video taunting detained Gaza aid flotilla activists, prompting widespread criticism at home and internationally. The decision comes after the far-right minister's 'reprehensible actions towards French and European citizens' who were part of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, France's foreign minister said.
Far-right Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has been banned from French territory, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said in a social media post Saturday. France has banned Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, citing his "unspeakable" behavior toward activists from a flotilla to Gaza.
Bloomberg reported the story as "France Bars Israel Minister Ben Gvir Over Treatment of Activists." The Seattle Times reported the story as "France bans Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after 'unspeakable' flotilla detainee taunts." South China Morning Post reported the story as "Israeli far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir banned from French territory."
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8 sources have covered this story, including South China Morning Post, Bloomberg, Deutsche Welle English and The Seattle Times and 4 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 4 hours ago.
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