EU top diplomat to call for sanctions against far-right Israeli ministers
by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels from on (#6Q7QK)
Inflammatory statements of Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have drawn widespread condemnation
Europe's most senior diplomat will call for sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers, as the EU battles to rescue its credibility on the Middle East.
At a meeting of the EU's 27 foreign ministers on Thursday, Josep Borrell will make the case for sanctions against Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, two far-right government ministers, whose inflammatory statements and behaviour have drawn international condemnation.
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