French entry ban for Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich over West Bank annexation stance
via SeneNews1 min read
French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-No毛l Barrot announced that Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is banned from entering France. This decision stems from Smotrich's active promotion of West Bank annexation and his open advocacy for the "recolonization of Gaza." In addition to Smotrich, four leaders of settler organizations and twenty-one violent settlers are also prohibited from French territory. Barrot stated on X that this policy is unacceptable to the vast majority of the international community, which remains firmly committed to a two-state solution.
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