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Dutch summon Israeli ambassador, impose travel ban on ministers
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Posted on July 29, 2025
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on July 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
The Netherlands has banned two Israeli ministers over Gaza tensions, citing incitement. EU sanctions could follow if agreements are breached.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Dutch government will summon Israel's ambassador to the Netherlands to denounce the "unbearable and indefensable" situation in Gaza and has imposed travel bans on two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers, it said in a letter published late on Monday.
Israeli government ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich will no longer be allowed to enter the Netherlands, which accuses them of repeatedly inciting violence against Palestinians and calling for an "ethnic cleansing" of the Gaza strip.
The Dutch decision follows similar moves last month by Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway.
The government said it supported the EU's recommendation to curb Israeli access to its flagship research funding programme and said it would press for European trade sanctions if Israel was found to be in breach of its agreement with the European Union on increasing aid supplies.
(Reporting by Bart Meijer and Stephanie van den Berg; Editing by Michael Perry)
The Dutch government imposed travel bans on Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, citing their incitement of violence against Palestinians.
The Netherlands summoned Israel's ambassador to denounce the 'unbearable and indefensible' situation in Gaza.
The Dutch decision follows similar moves by Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Norway, indicating a broader international response.
The Dutch government supports the EU's recommendation to limit Israeli access to its flagship research funding program.
The Dutch government stated it would advocate for European trade sanctions against Israel if violations are confirmed.
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