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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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Netherlands Bans Two Israeli Cabinet Ministers Who 'Called for Ethnic Cleansing' in Gaza
As starvation in Gaza grows, the Netherlands has banned far-right Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, who have "repeatedly incited violence against the Palestinian population," and "called for ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip."
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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