French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemns violence in the West Bank carried out by Israeli settlers against Palestinians, describing it as “utterly disgraceful.” In a post on X, he says the attacks provoke revulsion and that France views the conduct as unacceptable.
Barrot also defends France’s sanctions against Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s far-right police minister. He links the sanctions to what he calls Ben-Gvir’s recent comments, which he characterizes as unacceptable and inhuman. The outlets also note that France announced in May it would ban Ben-Gvir from entering French territory.
While the reporting focuses on France’s position, it centers on two related elements: condemnation of current West Bank violence and justification of recent French measures targeting Ben-Gvir. The sources align in attributing the condemnation and the sanction rationale directly to Barrot’s statements, without adding competing interpretations of France’s policy intent.
