“Expel the British ambassador tonight!” Smotrich posted on X/Twitter. “The British Mandate in the Land of Israel is over.”
Smotrich added that Israel would not be “a doormat trampled by an antisemitic government,” and called the UK “a country conquered by radical Islam, trying to save itself from economic and social decline by attacking Jews and the State of Israel.”
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir also responded to the reports of the UK’s settlement trade ban by calling for Israel to recognize the Falkland Islands as “Argentine territory under occupation.”
According to Ben-Gvir, “The British are not content with merely occupying the territory; they also carry out oil drilling there and steal the money from the Argentine people.”
He also called upon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to recognize Argentina’s sovereignty over the islands, and to impose sanctions on Britain “as long as the occupation continues.”
Tuesday’s announcement in Parliament is likely to take place in the afternoon, after a 9:30 a.m. debate on Jewish safety in Westminster Hall.
The new measures will likely include a ban on goods produced in the settlements and targeted sanctions on British institutions and individuals.
Mathilda Heller contributed to this report.
