Israeli Interior Security Minister and leader of the far-right party Jewish Home, Itamar Ben Gvir, defended on Monday that the Israeli government recognize the Falkland Islands as Argentine territory occupied by the United Kingdom in retaliation for the announced diplomatic shift of the British government regarding Israel. He has also called for sanctions against London.
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“It is time for the State of Israel to publicly recognize that the Falkland Islands are Argentine territory violently stolen by the British from the Argentine people,” Ben Gvir posted on social media.
The minister denounced that “the British are not content with occupying this territory, but also conduct oil explorations and steal money from the Argentine people.”
Therefore, he urges Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “recognize Argentina’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and impose sanctions on the United Kingdom as long as the occupation continues.”
Ben Gvir thus joins Israeli Finance Minister and leader of the far-right Religious Zionism party, Bezalel Smotrich, who on Monday called for the expulsion of the British ambassador to Israel, David Quarrey.
“Let’s expel the British ambassador tonight! We will not be the doormat of an anti-Semitic government of a country conquered by radical Islam that tries to save itself from economic and social decline by attacking the Jews and the State of Israel,” Smotrich posted on social media.
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The far-right leader emphasized that “the British Mandate over the Land of Israel has ended,” referring to the British colonial period in Palestine prior to the proclamation of the State of Israel in 1948.
British media have reported that Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband will announce on Tuesday before the British Parliament a “reset” of relations with Israel and a stance closer to the Palestinian cause, supporting the two-state solution, defending Palestinian rights, and respecting international law.
The shift is also expected to include a ban on trade in goods and some services with Israeli settlements established in the West Bank.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham held talks on Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump and some Gulf leaders such as Qatar to explain the change in position.
