EU lawmaker Bentele condemns Ben-Gvir Gaza comments, calls sanctions realistic
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European Parliament member Hildegard Bentele told DW that Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has made statements that are unacceptable from a European point of view. Bentele, who chairs the EU-Israel delegation, said Ben-Gvir has already been sanctioned by some EU members and other Western states, and she called EU sanctions against him realistic.
Key Facts
- Hildegard Bentele, a CDU member of the European Parliament and chair of the EU-Israel delegation, criticized statements by Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of the far-right Jewish Power party.
- Bentele said Ben-Gvir has already been sanctioned by some members of the European Union and other Western states.
- Asked whether EU sanctions against Ben-Gvir are realistic, Bentele said "it is realistic I think."
European Condemnation
Hildegard Bentele, a member of the European Parliament for Germany's CDU and chair of the EU-Israel delegation, spoke with DW about controversial statements by Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of the far-right Jewish Power party. "Ben-Gvir ... has made many statements which were over the top or unacceptable from a European point of view," Bentele said. She added that this is why he has been sanctioned already by some members of the European Union and other Western states.
Sanctions Prospects
Ben-Gvir, leader of the far-right Jewish Power party and Israeli security minister, has already been sanctioned by some EU members and other Western states. Asked whether the EU sanctioning Ben-Gvir is realistic, Bentele said "it is realistic I think." Bentele, who chairs the EU-Israel delegation, made the assessment in a DW interview.
