Australia joins allies to impose sanctions on Israeli far-right ministers<br /><br />Australia, along with its allies, imposed sections on two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers for their roles in “serious human rights violations,” Australian foreign minister, Penny Wong said on Wednesday.<br /><br />Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand and Norway in a coordinated action imposed sanctions on Tuesday on cabinet ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, accusing them of repeatedly inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.<br /><br />The sanctions freeze the assets and impose travel bans on Ben-Gvir and Smotrich, both West Bank settlers.<br /><br />Israel's Ambassador to Australia, Amir Maimon, wrote on X on Wednesday that the sanctions were concerning and unacceptable.<br /><br />REUTERS / AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT BROADCASTING<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /><br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /><br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer<br />Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein <br />Soundcloud: https://tmt.ph/soundcloud <br /><br />#TheManilaTimes<br />#tmtnews<br />#australia <br />#israel
