Belgium to Recognize Palestine at UN in Response to Gaza Crisis.
Belgium will formally recognize the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September, Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot announced on Tuesday. “Palestine will be recognized by Belgium at the UN session, and firm measures are being taken against the Israeli government,” Prevot said on X.
The move follows a similar announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron in July. More than a dozen other Western nations have since encouraged recognition of Palestine at the UN, scheduled from September 9 to 23 in New York.
Prevot cited the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where Israeli offensives have displaced much of the population and prompted a UN-declared famine, as the reason for Belgium’s decision. “In light of violence violating international law and our obligations to prevent risks such as genocide, Belgium must take strong measures to pressure both the Israeli government and Hamas,” Prevot said.
He clarified, “This is not about punishing the Israeli people, but about ensuring their government respects international and humanitarian law and trying to change the situation on the ground.”
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