{"id":1040,"date":"2026-05-24T10:39:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T10:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/05\/24\/france-bans-israeli-minister-itamar-ben-gvir-after-unspeakable-behavior\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T10:39:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T10:39:56","slug":"france-bans-israeli-minister-itamar-ben-gvir-after-unspeakable-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1040","title":{"rendered":"France bans Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after &#8216;unspeakable&#8217; behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--article t-content--video t-content--video--16x9\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"o-video-player o-video-player--16x9 t-content__main-media\" data-media-video-83ba15e4-79c5-4750-852c-842ee1a92014 data-show-hidden-video-player=\"83BA15E4-79C5-4750-852C-842EE1A92014\" data-wrapper-video-player data-autoplay-video-link data-youtube-script>\n<div class=\"o-em-consent \">\n<div class=\"o-em-consent__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-consent__content__text\">To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.<\/p>\n<p>        <button class=\"a-master-button a-master-button--dark\" data-action=\"accept\"><br \/>\n            Accept<\/p>\n<p>        <\/button><br \/>\n        <button class=\"a-link\" data-action=\"manage\">Manage my choices<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock\" data-adblock-content>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-adblock__content__text\">One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. 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1012px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"France bans Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after 'unspeakable' behavior\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                                <span>\u00a9 France 24<\/span>            <\/figcaption><div class=\"m-item-image__overlay-wrapper\">\n                <button class=\"m-main-media-btn\" aria-label=\"France bans Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after 'unspeakable' behavior: Play the video\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"m-main-media-btn__picto\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-circle-loader\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<time class=\"a-media-time\">01:31<\/time>                <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main\" data-article-content>\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">France bans Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after &#8216;unspeakable&#8217; behavior<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-05-24T09:59:53+00:00\">24\/05\/2026 &#8211; 11:59<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                        <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-box-expand\" data-box-expand>\n<div class=\"m-box-expand__content\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-box-expand-content>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                                                France on Saturday banned Israel\u2019s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, citing his &#8220;unspeakable&#8221; behavior targeting activists from a flotilla to Gaza who were detained by his police force.                            <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__tags\">\n<div 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