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France Sanctions Itamar Ben-Gvir Over West Bank Violence

8/19/2026

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France, via Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, sanctioned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over recent West Bank settler violence.
France banned Ben-Gvir in May and, together with Britain, Canada and Norway, imposed June sanctions on Israeli networks financing West Bank violence.
Israel’s foreign ministry rejected the June sanctions, accusing the governments of failing to control antisemitism and of fueling it.

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France, via Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, sanctioned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over recent West Bank settler violence.
France banned Ben-Gvir in May and, together with Britain, Canada and Norway, imposed June sanctions on Israeli networks financing West Bank violence.
Israel’s foreign ministry rejected the June sanctions, accusing the governments of failing to control antisemitism and of fueling it.