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Far-right Israeli security minister Ben-Gvir banned from French territory: FM

France 24 · May 23, 2026, 12:27 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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  • 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.
  • Issued on: 23/05/2026 - 14:25Modified: 23/05/2026 - 14:28
  • By: FRANCE 24 Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

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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. Ben-Gvir came under heavy criticism after promoting a video of himself taunting bound and kneeling activists from the Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla who had been detained by Israeli police.

Issued on: 23/05/2026 - 14:25Modified: 23/05/2026 - 14:28

By: FRANCE 24 Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. © Ohad Zwigenberg, AP France has ​decided to ​ban Israel's Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from ​access ‌to ⁠French territory, said Foreign ‌Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on ⁠Saturday, adding that the decision reflected ​anger over ‌the treatment of Gaza-bound flotilla activists.

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