Britain is set to announce plans to sanction two key figures in Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet on Tuesday, June 10th. The draft statement supporting the measures say it will “challenge those inciting hate and protecting the viability of a two state solution.”
For now, this would target Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. Britain’s gormless foreign secretary David Lammy has described both men as making “monstrous” comments,
This follows Labour’s decision to suspend trade talks with Israel, despite appointing a new trade envoy, and align with Canada and France in criticising Netanyahu’s actions.
Whether or not the sanctions take effect, this is the latest example of a European country responding to Israel’s existential fight for its survival by acting to undermine the Jewish State.
