Israel Recalls Envoy to Netherlands After Ambassador Criticizes Ministers and Settler Violence
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Israel recalled its ambassador to the Netherlands, Zvi Aviner Vapni, for consultations after he criticized Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich and condemned settler violence in the West Bank. In a Dutch newspaper interview, Vapni called their statements "terrible and unacceptable" and described violent settlers as "hooligans and terrorists." He also defended Israel's war in Gaza as a necessary response to Hamas, not genocide. This recall follows previous diplomatic tensions between Vapni and the Dutch government.
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- Ambassador Zvi Aviner Vapni was recalled to Israel for criticizing Israeli ministers and settler violence.
- Vapni called statements by Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich "terrible and unacceptable."
- He described violent Jewish settlers as "hooligans and terrorists" who should be imprisoned.
- The ambassador defended Israel's war in Gaza as a "brutal war" against Hamas, not genocide.
- This recall follows prior diplomatic disputes between Vapni and the Dutch government.
- Vapni's interview was published in the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad and shared on X.
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