“They repeatedly incited settler violence against Palestinians, promoted illegal settlement expansion, and called for ethnic cleansing in Gaza,” Dutch foreign minister Caspar Veldkamp told parliament in a letter released late yesterday.

In June, the Netherlands backed a Swedish proposal to impose EU sanctions on the far-right Israeli ministers, but the initiative failed to gain unanimous support in the EU Foreign Affairs Council.

Smotrich said in a post on X that European leaders had surrendered to “the lies of radical Islam that is taking over” and the “rising antisemitism”.

Ben-Gvir said he would continue to act for Israel, even if they ban him from entering “all of Europe”.

“In a place where terrorism is tolerated and terrorists are welcomed, a Jewish minister from Israel is unwanted, terrorists are free, and Jews are boycotted,” he wrote.