sentences:  In 2011, he was the sponsor of a Knesset bill which would ban the use of Nazi references, except in certain situations, such as teaching, documentation, or if the reference is found to have been correct.In December 2014, a group of academics called on the United States and European Union to impose sanctions on Ariel and three other Israelis "who lead efforts to insure permanent Israeli occupation of the West Bank and to annex all or parts of it unilaterally in violation of international law".Following the 2015 elections, Ariel was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.