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Belgium to Recognize Palestine, Impose Sanctions on Israel

Belgium to Recognize Palestine, Impose 12 Sanctions on Israel

Published SEP 2 2025

Belgium to Recognize Palestine, Impose Sanctions on Israel

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Above: Maxime Prevot arrives for a 'Kern' meeting in Brussels on Sept. 1, 2025. Image credit: Nicolas Maeterlinck/Belga Mag/AFP/Getty Images

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Maxime Prévot on X

Recognizing Palestine now essentially rewards Hamas terrorism and undermines genuine peace efforts by legitimizing the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks that killed 1,200 Israelis. These declarations are naive reactions to propaganda images that ignore the corrupt Palestinian Authority and Hamas's continued control over Gaza. Such unilateral recognition complicates future negotiations and distances realistic solutions by standing with terrorists against Israel's right to defend itself.

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