Why it matters:
The anti-Israeli protests spilling over to European countries are now finding their way to the cabinets to make decision on what is going in Gaza.
The big picture:
- 27,000 postcards were delivered Thursday to Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever’s office by 11.11.11 — a coalition of Flemish NGOs, unions, and solidarity groups.
- The message across all cards: “Genocide doesn’t take a vacation.”
- An 80 meter red ribbon was unfurled in Brussels Park, symbolizing the Israeli bloodshed in Palestine.
What they’re saying:
“The time for half measures is over… Belgium cannot be satisfied with this,” said Els Hertogen, head of 11.11.11.
The group vowed to keep up pressure “in parliament and on the streets” until the Israeli bombing, blockade, and starvation in Gaza stop.
Context:
- Gaza has entered its 700th day under the Israeli genocidal war, with at least 64,300 Palestinians being killed while the Strip is being pushed famine.
- Israel’s attacks and bombings continue despite The Hague’s orders to prevent genocidal acts.
- Iran and other countries have criticized Belgium’s apparent reluctance to take stronger, concrete action against Tel Aviv’s massacre policy in Gaza.
Between the lines:
For activists and much of the Global South, Western governments’ symbolic gestures and “slow diplomacy” serve only to shield the Israeli regime from real accountability — prolonging the suffering of Gaza’s besieged people.
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