The Minister of Foreign Affairs announces, however, that humanitarian tears could resume. “Despite our formal requests to Israel for unhindered humanitarian access to Gaza, above all terrestrial but also aerial and maritime, blockages persistadds Maxime Prévot.It seems that Jordan was authorized to take up the humanitarian lagages. We are in contact with the Jordanian authorities to materialize our proposal, if this opening by Israel was confirmed. “
Reconnaissance
If the opposition – by the votes of the PS, Ecolo, PTB and Open VLD – press the government to recognize Palestine, the majority Arizona remains divided on the issue. Vooruit, the committed and the CD&V want Belgium to support the adoption of sanctions and recognize Palestine. The N-VA and, even more, the MR are opposed to it. Conner Rousseau, the president of Vooruit, urged the government to do more and named the MR by name by calling it to “stop opposing humanity”.
Words that have deeply displeased in the liberal ranks. Because for the MR, the time is not for recognition of the Palestinian state. “Today, priority is the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and a final ceasefire. The recognition of Palestine allows neither one nor the other or even makes them more complicated, because it will further stiffen the Israeli position”says Georges-Louis Bouchez, who is not more favorable to the adoption of sanctions. “The keys to the conflict are found today in the United States, Qatar, in the United Arab Emirates, in the Arab League but not in Europe which militarily has no longer the means to defend its population and is by economic level. So, when you no longer have the strength, you have to show diplomacy and intelligence, try to put people around a table, propose compromises. national public opinions but do not bring a solution … “
