Slovenia declares two Israeli ministers persona non grata

SARAJEVO (Reuters) -Slovenia declared two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, persona non grata on Thursday, the first European Union country to do so, Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon said.

The government accused Israel’s national security minister Ben-Gvir and finance minister Smotrich – both West Bank settlers – of making “genocidal statements” and inciting violence against Palestinians.

There was no immediate reaction from Israel’s government which has…