00:01Belgium will recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly next week.
00:08Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevost made the announcement in a post on X,
00:13adding that sanctions will also be imposed on the Israeli government.
00:17The decision averted a government crisis triggered by disagreements between parties
00:22about implementing harsher measures against Israel over its conduct in Gaza.
00:26I understand very well that this is a sensitive point, a very sensitive theme.
00:30We see all the images and everyone is there.
00:32But we have to continue with the problems that are still on our board, here in Vlaanderen.
00:37There are more than enough, especially in the coming month.
00:40It is important that we can let this behind us,
00:43that we now know how we want to react, what signal we want to give and under which form.
00:46Sanctions will be placed on far-right Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gavir and Bezalel Smotrich,
00:52as well as violence settlers.
00:54Belgium will place restrictions on certain weapons exports and ban imports from illegal settlements.
01:00There will also be a review of public procurement policies with Israeli companies.
01:05The government will also push to facilitate increased humanitarian aid into Gaza
01:10and spend more money to fund the World Food Programme.
01:13And, finally, I'll see you back in the next couple of years,
01:17let us ...
01:19...
01:21...
01:23...
01:25...
01:26...
Comments