{"id":26472,"date":"2025-06-11T15:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=26472"},"modified":"2025-06-11T19:53:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T16:53:32","slug":"after-western-sanctions-on-israeli-ministers-u-s-secretary-of-state-hits-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/after-western-sanctions-on-israeli-ministers-u-s-secretary-of-state-hits-back\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Secretary of State Hits Back following Western Sanctions on Israeli Ministers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a sharp condemnation overnight of the recent sanctions imposed on Israeli cabinet ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich by five Western nations. In a statement released late Tuesday, Rubio criticized the move by the United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, New Zealand, and Australia, arguing that such measures harm international efforts to reach a ceasefire and secure the release of hostages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese sanctions do not advance U.S.-led efforts to achieve a ceasefire, bring all hostages home, and end the war,\u201d Rubio stated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hamas Is a Terror Organization<\/strong><br \/>\nRubio, who was recently appointed Secretary of State under President Donald Trump, took to X (formerly Twitter) to expand on his remarks: \u201cThe United States condemns the sanctions&#8230; on two sitting members of the Israeli cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We reject any notion of equivalence: Hamas is a terrorist organization that committed unspeakable atrocities, continues to hold innocent civilians hostage, and prevents the people of Gaza from living in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He urged the international community to stay focused on the true priorities: reaching a ceasefire, freeing the hostages, and ending the war\u2014not imposing sanctions that weaken the pro-Israel camp.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sanctions: Asset Freezes and Travel Bans<\/strong><br \/>\nAs reported, the five countries issued a joint statement announcing sanctions against Israel\u2019s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. Measures include freezing any assets under their jurisdictions, travel bans, disqualification from serving on corporate boards, and prohibitions on financial dealings with banks and institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The nations justified the move by alleging that the Ministers have incited and supported violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26482\" style=\"width: 799px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26482\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/marco-2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/marco-2.webp 799w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/marco-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/marco-2-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Finance Minister Smotrich and National Security Minister Ben Gvir | Photo: Olivier Fitoussi\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Israeli Response is Defiant<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Israeli response was swift and defiant. Minister Ben Gvir dismissed the move with a biblical allusion, saying: \u201cWe survived Pharaoh, we\u2019ll survive Keir Starmer too&#8221;, in reference to the British Prime Minister. Smotrich added: \u201cShame on the White Paper,\u201d invoking the infamous British policy to restrict Jewish immigration to Mandatory Palestine. Smotrich also noted the sanctions had no personal effect on him, stating: \u201cI don\u2019t own any assets abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. Backs Israel: \u201cShoulder to Shoulder\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nRubio ended his statement with a strong show of solidarity: \u201cThe United States urges the reversal of the sanctions and stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marco Rubio denounces the sanctions on Israeli Ministers Ben Gvir and Smotrich as \u201cundermining cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":26479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2563,8,65],"tags":[2036,2176,2791,2086,2663,2690],"class_list":["post-26472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-knesset","category-politics","category-world","tag-anti-israel","tag-bezalel-smotrich","tag-geopolitics","tag-itamar-ben-gvir","tag-marco-rubio","tag-sanctions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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