Ireland bans Israeli ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich from entry, calls for EU sanctions
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Manon Gilbart
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Summary
Ireland has barred far-right Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country, with Taoiseach Micheál Martin stating their behavior warrants sanctions at the EU level. The ban was announced by justice minister Jim O'Callaghan. Martin also indicated that stronger EU-Canada ties and enlargement will be priorities during Ireland's upcoming EU presidency.
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· 2 pulledIn my view, their behaviour justifies sanctions at EU level as well, and that's something that we will raise.
Now, whether we can get sufficient support across th
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