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The timing couldn't be better," Smotrich said."Britain has already tried once to prevent us from settling the cradle of our homeland, and we will not allow it to do so again. We are determined to continue building.

But on a national level, this is a very serious matter,” Smotrich said in an interview with The Jerusalem Post, the first he has given since the sanctions were imposed.“The British, Canadians, Australians,

The United Kingdom, Canada and other allies announced sanctions Tuesday on two hardline Israeli government ministers for repeatedly “inciting violence against Palestinians,” in a stark joint move that comes amid growing Western condemnation of Israel’s actions in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.

Canberra: The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom collectively announced sanctions and other measures targeting Israel ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich for inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank,