Belgium will recognize a Palestinian state at UN General Assembly
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Belgium will recognize the State of Palestine at the UN in September, citing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and violations of international law by "Israel".
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Belgium's Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP)
Belgium's foreign minister announced on Tuesday that the country will recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September.
"Palestine will be recognised by Belgium at the UN session! And firm sanctions are being imposed against the Israeli government," Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot wrote on X.
🇧🇪🇵🇸🚨La Palestine sera reconnue par la Belgique lors de la session de l’ONU ! Et des sanctions fermes sont prises à l’égard du gouvernement israélien. Tout antisémitisme ou glorification du terrorisme par les partisans du Hamas sera aussi plus fortement dénoncé.
— Maxime PREVOT (@prevotmaxime) September 2, 2025
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In July, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that France would recognise a Palestinian state at the UN meeting scheduled to be held from September 9 to 23 in New York, prompting more than a dozen countries to follow suit.
Prevot stated that the decision came "in view of the humanitarian tragedy" unfolding in Gaza, where Israeli offensives have displaced most of the population at least once, and the UN has declared a famine.
"In the face of the violence perpetrated by Israel in violation of international law, given its international obligations, including the duty to prevent any risk of genocide, Belgium had to take strong decisions to increase pressure on the Israeli government and Hamas terrorists," the Belgian Foreign Minister wrote.
He added that the recognition was not intended to punish the Israeli people, but was instead about ensuring their government respects international and humanitarian law while taking action to alter the situation on the ground.
The genocide in Gaza goes on
This comes as the Israeli war on Gaza continues to claim more Palestinian lives, with the top association on genocide officially declaring what is happening in Gaza as what it is: a genocide.
On September 1, the world’s leading association of genocide experts passed a resolution declaring that the war conducted by "Israel" in Gaza meets the legal definition of genocide under international law.
A resolution was passed on September 1st by the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), the world’s leading association in this field, with 86% of its voting members in support. The resolution stated that "Israel’s" policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in Article II of the United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide from 1948.
The resolution emerges as "Israel" confronts a distinct ICJ genocide case in The Hague, initiated by South Africa. While "Israel" asserts its military operations are acts of self-defense, critics contend that its systematic attacks on civilians, obliteration of housing, and withholding of essential aid and sustenance constitute genocidal acts.
According to the Gaza Health Ministry, the overall death toll since October 7, 2023, has now risen to 63,557 martyrs and 160,660 injuries, and since March 2025, only 11,426 people have been killed, and 48,619 wounded.
