France has banned radical Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country, joining a coordinated international effort targeting Israeli officials accused of encouraging settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Smotrich is the second member of the Israeli »»»

France on Tuesday banned Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entry, slamming the far-right politician’s calls for the annexation of the occupied West Bank, new settlements in the area and the “recolonisation” of Gaza. Smotrich was among dozens of Israelis who were slapped with sanctions»»»

France Tuesday banned Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country, the French foreign minister said, as part of coordinated sanctions with other countries over settler violence against Palestinians. France's sanctions were in coordination with Britain, Canada, Aus»»»