France Bans Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir Following Flotilla Activist Abuse Video
France has banned Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering the country. The decision follows international outrage over a video showing Ben-Gvir taunting activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, who were detained by Israeli forces while attempting to break the maritime blockade of Gaza. The footage depicts detainees kneeling with their arms bound, with some activists reporting violence and sexual abuse during their incarceration. While the incident drew a rare public reprimand from Israel's prime minister and calls for an investigation from opposition leader Yair Lapid, Lapid maintained that intercepting the flotilla was appropriate. Ben-Gvir has faced previous sanctions, including a 2025 travel ban from New Zealand. Other governments, including…
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European Countries Condemn Israeli Minister Over Alleged Mistreatment of Flotilla Activists
France has banned Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, from entering the country, joining a growing number of European countries to denounce Israel’s alleged abuse of the activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, many of whom returned in recent days to their home ...
Itamar Ben-Gvir banned from entering France, French FM says after flotilla incident | The Jerusalem Post
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to the media outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 15, 2026. ... France banned National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering the country, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced on Saturday, following the controversy ...
Palestine weekly wrap: Ben-Gvir’s abuse of flotilla detainees causes outcry | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera
This week, Ben-Gvir was seen on camera gloating over a group of largely foreign activists who were forced to kneel on the floor with their arms bound after Israeli forces detained their flotilla in international waters. This was part of an attempt by activists from across the world to break the siege of Gaza ...
“Designed to Break You”: Gaza Flotilla Activists Faced Violence, Sexual Abuse in Israeli Detention | Democracy Now!
Over 100 members of his family have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023. While incarcerated, the activists were visited by Israel’s minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who was recently banned from France after publicly ridiculing flotilla members.
Israeli Opposition Leader Yair Lapid calls for investigation into Ben-Gvir after video of Gaza flotilla activists - ABC News
Although he questioned the treatment of the activists, Mr Lapid said it was appropriate for the IDF to intercept the flotilla, which was trying to break Israel's almost two-decade maritime blockade of Gaza. The Australian government has criticised the video posted by Mr Ben-Gvir but has not ...
Video showing far-right Israeli minister taunting Gaza flotilla activists sparks global outcry | CNN
Video showing Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir taunting detained Gaza flotilla activists has sparked searing international condemnation, as well as a rare public reprimand from Israel’s prime minister.
Israeli security minister stirs diplomatic outrage with flotilla activist abuse video | Israel | The Guardian
Peters said New Zealand had placed a travel ban on Ben-Gvir in 2025 for “severely and deliberately undermining peace and security, and removing prospects for a two-state solution”. He added: “His latest conduct with respect to the Gaza flotilla, which has been seriously criticised by ...
Catriona Graham was one of hundreds ... in Gaza by boat. Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir later posted a video showing himself taunting the activists as they kneeled with their hands tied behind their backs. At the start of the video, which has received widespread condemnation, he can be seen encouraging security personnel as they push down Graham after her exclamation. "I was part of the 2025 flotilla as well," ...
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