Netherlands Bars Ben Gvir and Smotrich from Entering 29 European Countries

The Dutch government announced on Wednesday that Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are banned from entering the territories of the 29 European countries that are signatories to the Schengen Agreement.اضافة اعلان

According to the European news agency Euronews, Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp stated in an official release that the Cabinet decided to classify the two Israeli ministers as “undesirable persons” and to initiate procedures to list them in the Schengen entry-ban system.

Veldkamp explained that the decision stems from their “repeated incitement to violence against Palestinians, ongoing calls to expand illegal settlements, and statements that included calls for ethnic cleansing in Gaza.”

(Petra)