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Israel Recalls Envoy to Netherlands Over Minister Criticism
Israel's ambassador to the Netherlands, Zvi Aviner Vapni, was recalled to Israel on Wednesday after criticizing Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir in a Dutch newspaper interview.
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What happened
- 01Ambassador Zvi Aviner Vapni was recalled to Israel from the Netherlands on Wednesday.
- 02Vapni criticized Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir in a Dutch media interview.
- 03He described the ministers' rhetoric as "terrible" and "unacceptable."
- 04Vapni called Jewish settler extremists in the West Bank "thugs and terrorists" who belong in prison.
- 05The Foreign Ministry summoned Vapni for an inquiry following the interview.
Vapni called the ministers' rhetoric "terrible" and "unacceptable," and labeled Jewish settler extremists in the West Bank "thugs and terrorists" who belong in prison. The Foreign Ministry had summoned Vapni for an inquiry following the November 7 interview.
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