Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeFar-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to a detained Gaza-bound flotilla activist in a video released Wednesday. Credit: Screenshot/Itamar Ben-GvirFar-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to a detained Gaza-bound flotilla activist in a video released Wednesday. Credit: Screenshot/Itamar Ben-Gvir03:34 PM • May 23 2026 IDTFrance has decided ‌to ban Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir ⁠from access to French territory, said Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot ‌on Saturday, adding that ‌the decision reflected anger over the treatment of Gaza flotilla activists."As of today, Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned ⁠from entering French territory," wrote Barrot on ‌X."Along ⁠with my ‌Italian counterpart, I am asking the ⁠European Union to also take sanctions against Itamar ‌Ben-Gvir," he added.Ben-Gvir released a video on Wednesday showing detained participants of the intercepted Gaza-bound flotilla being bound and dragged in Israel's Ashdod Port, writing, "That's how we welcome the terror supporters. Welcome to Israel."In the video, masked police officers are seen pushing the flotilla activists to the ground, forcing them to stand on all fours, and dragging them across the floor. The activists are seen lined up inside a warehouse, forced to kneel with their faces to the ground with their hands zip-tied behind their backs.Gaza-bound flotilla activists crouch on the floor with their hands tied in zip-bands, on Wednesday. Credit: Screenshot/Itamar Ben-Gvir on XGaza-bound flotilla activists crouch on the floor with their hands tied in zip-bands, on Wednesday. Credit: Screenshot/Itamar Ben-Gvir on XBen-Gvir is seen walking into the warehouse and waving an Israeli flag while yelling, "Welcome to Israel. We're the landlords," followed by, "Good job. That's how you do it." He is also seen saying "good job" while walking by masked officers binding a woman.Haaretz Podcast'Sounding the alarm': Inside a deepening crisis as American Jewish support for Israel erodes on left and rightHaaretz Podcast'Sounding the alarm': Inside a deepening crisis as American Jewish support for Israel erodes on left and righttotal-- : --time0:00Several countries issued sharp condemnations and summoned Israeli ambassadors on Wednesday and Thursday for clarification, demanding apologies over the treatment of their citizens aboard the flotilla.Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the country would ban Ben-Gvir from entering and push for similar measures across Europe. Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares condemned the "monstrous, undignified and humiliating treatment."In the NewsFrance Bars Ben-Gvir From Entering Country Over Abuse of Gaza Flotilla DetaineesFive Killed in Israeli Strike on Police Post in Northern Gaza, Medics Say'Israel Is Losing U.S. Jews – and Its Security Will Suffer as a Result'Paris Mayor Seeking Honorary Citizenship for Palestinians in Gaza, West BankIrish President's Sister Likens Israeli Detention to 'Concentration Camp'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli OfficialsBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in KentuckyIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`World Leaders Summon Israeli Envoys Over Ben-Gvir Gaza Flotilla Activists Video