BELGIAN CIVIL SOCIETY MEMBERS DISRUPT EU PRESIDENCY COUNCIL DEMAND EMBARGO ON ISRAEL
January 27, 2024At the Belgian EU Council Presidency Conference, a diverse group of members of the civil society interrupted the meeting and called on the Belgian minister for foreign affairs, Hadja Lahbibon, to end Belgian support for Israel.
The meeting is from November 23, 2023 but deserves to be reshared based on the strong and powerful statements made by the civil society members who:
🔴 They denounced Belgium’s responsibility for the genocide in Gaza.
🔴 They condemned the transportation of military material through Belgium’s logistical hubs.
🔴 They insisted on:
➡️ an immediate ceasefire
➡️ a military embargo against Israel
➡️ sanctions
➡️ an end to the siege of Gaza.
🇵🇸They quoted: “The only solution for peace: the end of the occupation!” 🇵🇸
#ceasefirenow🇵🇸
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English Script:
I’m disgusted by this. I don’t feel represented by this union anymore. Why are weapons being transported through Belgium to Israel when we know they will be used for war crimes and genocide? Belgium bears responsibility for every life these weapons will take. You do not have a mandate from civil society to continue Belgian or EU complicity in genocide. What is the point of mechanisms against genocide if they are not used? The people in Gaza are calling for their liberation, for their freedom. The freedom that Ukrainians are fighting for. For war crimes, for occupation, illegal settlements, arbitrary arrests, arbitrary killings. Enough is enough. We should be ashamed that we will not demand a ceasefire, a real ceasefire, an end to the genocide. Every 10 minutes a Palestinian child is killed. While we’re in this conference talking about empty words like “strategy”, six Palestinian children died. Mr. president, how do you want the people in Gaza to believe in these conferences? Can I switch off? No! Ceasefire now
