{"id":2445401,"date":"2025-06-10T13:44:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T17:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/countries-ban-two-israeli-ministers-freeze-assets-over-gaza-comments\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T13:53:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T17:53:34","slug":"countries-ban-two-israeli-ministers-freeze-assets-over-gaza-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/countries-ban-two-israeli-ministers-freeze-assets-over-gaza-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Countries ban two Israeli ministers, freeze assets over Gaza comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcountries-ban-two-israeli-ministers-freeze-assets-over-gaza-comments%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2445401&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two Israeli ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, have been banned from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, new Zealand, and Norway due to comments that incite violence against Palestinians. The five countries issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ballot-issues-riddle-arizona-primary\/\" title=\"Ballot issues riddle Arizona primary\">joint statement criticizing<\/a> the ministers for their role in encouraging extremist actions and undermining the possibility of a future Palestinian state. Both ministers have been vocal advocates for Israeli settlement expansions in the West Bank, which have faced international condemnation. The sanctions include a freeze on their overseas assets and serve as a warning to hold them accountable for human rights abuses. In response, both officials expressed defiance, with Smotrich emphasizing their commitment to building settlements and Ben-Gvir likening their situation to historical persecution. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy reiterated the importance of a peaceful two-state solution, which he claims is threatened by the ministers&#8217; actions. Israeli officials have called the sanctions unacceptable and plan to respond at an upcoming Cabinet meeting.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">UK, Canada, Norway and others ban two Israeli ministers, freeze assets over Gaza comments<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2144816\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israeli ministers<\/a> find themselves banned from five countries and their overseas assets frozen in each following comments deemed to be inciting violence against Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">United Kingdom<\/a>, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Norway sanctioned Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir and Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich on Tuesday<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3436483\/ukraine-russia-drone-attack-peace-talks\/\">Russia launches largest drone assaults of the war as peace talks dry up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3436459\/greta-thunberg-deported-israel-gaza-aid-ship-flotilla-seized\/\">Greta Thunberg deported from Israel after Gaza aid ship seized<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3436454\/austrian-school-shooting-graz-suspected-gunman-dead\/\">Austria school shooting leaves at least eight people and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/austria-school-shooting-leaves-at-least-eight-people-and-suspected-gunman-dead\/\" title=\"Austria school shooting leaves at least eight people and suspected gunman dead\">suspected gunman dead<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The five nations issued a joint statement condemning &ldquo;extremist Israeli settlers&rdquo; who &ldquo;undermine a future Palestinian state&rdquo; and accusing the two ministers of &ldquo;repeated incitement of violence against Palestinian civilians.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The U.K. has made clear in public and private to the Netanyahu government that Israel must cease expansion of illegal settlements which undermine a future Palestinian state, clamp down on settler violence, and condemn inflammatory and extremist statements from both individuals,&rdquo; the Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/uk-and-partners-unite-to-sanction-ministers-inciting-west-bank-violence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Israeli right-wing Knesset member Itamar Ben-Gvir, left, and Bezalel Smotrich look on during the swearing-in ceremony for Israeli lawmakers at Israel&rsquo;s parliament in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. Israeli lawmakers were sworn in at the Knesset, on Tuesday, following national elections earlier this month. (Abir Sultan\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The statement continued, &ldquo;The measures announced by international partners today demonstrate commitment to ensuring the individuals are held accountable for encouraging and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >inciting human rights abuses<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ben-Gvir and Smotrich have been at the tip of the spear for Israeli settlement projects annexing land deeper and deeper into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/west-bank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">West Bank<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c1j5954edlno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">extended its expansion projects<\/a> last month with 22 new settlements approved for construction or inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>The Palestinian Authority has called this latest round of settler land grabs a &ldquo;dangerous escalation,&rdquo; and the international community repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3424860\/israel-west-bank-settlements-undermine-us-interests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">condemns the practice<\/a> as illegal.<\/p>\n<p>Smotrich calls it &ldquo;next step sovereignty.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-scam-bitcoin-competing-against-us-dollar\/\" title=\"Trump Says &#039;Scam&#039; Bitcoin Competing Against US Dollar\">finance minister<\/a> has an extensive history of comments advocating the destruction of Palestinian communities and the mass deportation of locals. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/smotrich-didnt-realize-wipe-out-huwara-call-would-be-seen-as-idf-order-apologizes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">forced to apologize<\/a> in 2023 after Israeli Air Force pilots protested his stated desire for Israel to &ldquo;wipe out&rdquo; the Palestinian village of Huwara.<\/p>\n<p>Smotrich was undeterred by the sanctions, acknowledging the situation during the inauguration of yet another Israeli settlement in the Hebron Hills.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Britain has already tried once to prevent us from settling the cradle of our homeland, and we cannot do it again,&rdquo; the finance minister said. &ldquo;We are determined, God willing, to continue building.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A view of the West Bank Israeli settlement of Ma&rsquo;ale Adumim, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. (AP Photo\/Mahmoud Illean)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ben-Gvir was similarly undaunted by the sanctions, comparing modern Israel to the Jews of ancient Egypt suffering under slavery.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We survived Pharaoh, we will also survive [U.K. Prime Minister] Keir Starmer,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-will-not-be-dictated-to-by-hamas-new-israeli-national-security-minister-visits-temple-mount\/\" title=\"\u2018We Will Not Be Dictated To By Hamas\u2019: The New ... National Security Minister Visits Temple Mount\">national security minister<\/a> said in response to the British ministry&rsquo;s announcement. &ldquo;I will continue to work for Israel and the people of Israel without fear or intimidation!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>British Foreign Secretary David Lammy affirmed the U.K.&rsquo;s commitment to a peaceful two-state solution and claimed such efforts were &ldquo;imperilled by extremist settler violence and settlement expansion.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have incited extremist violence and serious abuses of Palestinian human rights. These actions are not acceptable. This is why we have taken action now &ndash; to hold those responsible to account,&rdquo; said Lammy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3436459\/greta-thunberg-deported-israel-gaza-aid-ship-flotilla-seized\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GRETA THUNBERG DEPORTED FROM ISRAEL AFTER GAZA AID SHIP SEIZED<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa&rsquo;ar called the joint sanctions &ldquo;unacceptable decisions&rdquo; and said it was &ldquo;outrageous that elected representatives and members of the government are subjected to these kind of measures.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sa&rsquo;ar said he spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>, who agreed the national Cabinet would meet next week to formulate a response.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2144816\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2144816\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK, Canada, Norway, and others sanction two Israeli ministers over Gaza remarks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2445402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AP22319549911880.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[20083,32402,4671,9158,5036],"class_list":["post-2445401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-gaza","tag-international-relations","tag-israel","tag-ministers","tag-sanctions"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AP22319549911880.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2445401"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2445409,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445401\/revisions\/2445409"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2445402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2445401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2445401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2445401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}