
Newshour
Newshour
UK sanctions Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir
June 10, 2025
47 minutes
Available for 4 days
Britain, Norway, Australia, Canada and New Zealand have announced they're sanctioning two far-right Israeli ministers for inciting extremist violence by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank. London said an asset freeze and travel ban would take effect immediately against Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich. We have an interview with US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, who called the sanctions "a shocking decision on the part of countries I consider to be allies".
Also in the programme: Greenlanders' dream of international football hits reality; remarkable testimony from the men in Syria whose job it was to enforce the Assad regime of terror; and why a shortage of rice is causing such a stir in Japan.
(Photo: Itamar Ben-Gvir (left) and Bezalel Smotrich are key of PM Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing coalition. Credit: Getty Images)