An ambassador in Ljubljana, but not in London: Israel’s foreign policy shifts away from longstanding allies
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband tied the new measures, announced in parliament on Tuesday, directly to Israel’s decision to push ahead with the E1 settlement project, which critics say would cut the West Bank in two and close off the possibility of a contiguous future Palestinian state.
Some of the states announced additional punitive measures: France barred far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country, Italy opened an investigation into National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir over the treatment of detained activists, including Italians, after Israel intercepted an aid flotilla on its way to Gaza.
He praised the new center-right government for standing by Israel in the European Union, especially after the country had previously been one of Israel’s harshest critics.
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