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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

EU top diplomat to call for sanctions against far-right Israeli ministers

Josep Borrell
Josep Borrell is said to be concerned about how the EU is perceived around the world. Photograph: Celestino Arce/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

Europe’s most senior diplomat will call for sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers, as the EU battles to rescue its credibility on the Middle East.

At a meeting of the EU’s 27 foreign ministers on Thursday, Josep Borrell will make the case for sanctions against Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, two far-right government ministers, whose inflammatory statements and behaviour have drawn international condemnation.

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