France bans Ben-Gvir: Which other Israeli leaders have been penalised?
Key takeaways
- France bans Israeli far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after his ‘unspeakable’ behaviour against detained Gaza flotilla activists.
- “As of today, Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned from entering French territory.
- “We cannot tolerate that French nationals can be threatened, intimidated or brutalised in this way – all the more so by a public official,” Barrot said, while calling on the European Union to also sanction Ben-Gvir.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
France bans Israeli far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after his ‘unspeakable’ behaviour against detained Gaza flotilla activists.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir [File: Abir Sultan/EPA]By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP, AP and Reuters Published On 24 May 202624 May 2026France has banned Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering its territory, citing his “unspeakable” behaviour of taunting Gaza flotilla activists who were arrested by Israeli police forces.
“As of today, Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned from entering French territory. This decision follows his unspeakable actions towards French and European citizens who were passengers on the Global Sumud Flotilla,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot announced in a post on X on Saturday.