Belgium–Palestine relations
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During the
Chairman Yasser Arafat made several visits to Belgium, the last of which was in November 2001.[1] In November 2013, Belgium decided to raise the level of Palestinian representation.[2] In February 2015, President Mahmoud Abbas visited Brussels and met with King Philippe.[3]
In 2018, Belgium suspended education aid projects with the Palestinian Authority after discovering that a school it funded in
On 25 April 2023, the Belgian city of Liège took a decision described as "historic" to freeze relations with Israel.[5][6] Liège has been associated with the Palestinian city of Ramallah in a twinning relationship since 2014.
On 27 October 2023, Belgium was one of 121 countries to vote in favor of a General Assembly resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire to the fighting between Israel and Gaza.[7] On 8 November, a month after the conflict began, deputy prime minister Petra De Sutter called for imposing sanctions on Israel.[8][9]
In November 2023, following a meeting with the
High level visits
- November 2001 – Chairman Yasser Arafat visit Belgium
- February 2015 – President Mahmoud Abbas visit Belgium
- February 2017 – Prime Minister Charles Michel visit Palestine[12]
- January 2018 – President Mahmoud Abbas visit Belgium
See also
- Foreign relations of Belgium
- Foreign relations of Palestine
References
- ^ "CNN.com - Arafat, Peres meet in Brussels - November 5, 2001". www.cnn.com.
- ^ "كونا : بلجيكا ترفع مستوى التمثيل الدبلوماسي للوفد الفلسطيني - الشؤون السياسية - 09/11/2013". www.kuna.net.kw.
- ^ "سياسي / ملك بلجيكا يلتقي الرئيس الفلسطيني وكالة الأنباء السعودية".
- ^ "Belgium suspends funding for Palestinian schools". AP News. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "City of Liège votes to boycott the State of Israel".
- ^ "قرار تاريخي لمدينة "لياج" البلجيكية لتجميد العلاقات مع (إسرائيل)". فلسطين أون لاين. 25 April 2023.
- ^ Wintour, Patrick (27 October 2023). "Israel-Gaza war: UN general assembly calls for 'immediate, durable humanitarian truce'". The Guardian.
- ^ Strauss, Marine. "Belgium wants sanctions against Israel for Gaza bombings - deputy PM". Reuters.
- ^ "KUNA : Belgian deputy PM calls for sanctions against Israel".
- ^ a b "'A question of being humane' - Sánchez stands by Gaza comments that angered Israel". Spain in English. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Sánchez, Pedro (29 November 2023). "Pedro Sánchez On X, 'We have to replace violence with hope.'". X (formerly Twitter) (in English and Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Belgian PM meets Palestinian counterpart in West Bank city of Ramallah - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com.
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