The commission, which has been summoned in an emergency, will therefore see deputies asking questions and the minister answer it undoubtedly specifying that there is no consensus within the federal government on the recognition of the Palestinian State. Recognition of an undergoing genocide in Gaza is another important point of friction between the partners of the federal majority: there is no doubt that the subject will also be discussed during the Commission. The exchanges will be stormy but in the end what will it be? No doubt nothing.
We contacted the office of Maxime Prévot, which specifies that the Minister of Foreign Affairs does not intend to give an interview or reveal the content of his speech before the Commission.
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No Council of Ministers
Three of the members of the federal government-the committed, the CD&V and Vooruit-claim a meeting of the Council of Ministers before the holding of the Commission in an attempt to convince the MR (which remains firm) and the N-VA (which remains silent) to approve this recognition. But also to try to develop sanctions against Israel. However, Prime Minister Bart de Wever (N-VA) is currently on vacation with family in South Africa and he does not seem determined to shorten them. Nor would he want to hold a Kern or a Council of Ministers in a virtual manner. He will return to Belgium on the 17th, next Sunday.
But the pressure is growing. In The standardMonday morning, the president of the commission, Els Van Hoof (CD&V), said that “thehe silence on Gaza, even from the Prime Minister, is deafening “. She added that “Each country has the obligation to do everything to prevent genocide “. “Those who do not make an inaction accomplices. If a genocide is later recognized by an international court, your country may be held responsible for it”she explained, quoting the 1948 convention on the genocide.
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The President of the Commission is particularly virulent in relation to the attitude of her two majority partners that are the MR and the N-VA. “”It would be better to apply sanctions within the European Union, she was still suitable. But the N-VA is now hiding behind the EU to do nothing. Just as she hides behind the MR to avoid taking a stand. I find it scandalous. The N-VA would be better to move forward. Doing nothing while a genocide is underway is also a choice. “
As for the humanitarian drops in which Belgium participates and which serves as a only argument for the N-VA so as not to go further, it judges them “absolutely insufficient. And it is absolutely necessary to do more to put pressure on Israel “.
As for the president of the CD&V, Sammy Mahdi, he specifies that “Each second account in Gaza “. “We should not wait for the committee’s meeting on Thursday. We prefer to see concrete actions today rather than tomorrow“He insists from his vacation place.
Action of young Flemish Socialists at MR headquarters
Wever photos that irritate
Still according to The standardthe holiday photos that the Prime Minister on social networks from South Africa posts have the gift of irritating the committed, Vooruit and the CD & V.
On Monday, we also learned via a PTB press release that the Walloon Parliament’s International Relations Committee will meet on Tuesday August 19 to discuss the situation in Gaza. The same request had been made at the Parliament of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation but according to the PTB, the MR would be opposed. Note, however, that for the time being, the services of the Walloon Parliament have not yet confirmed the holding of the commission of August 19.
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