2023-11-29 13:06:09
Two tweets published by the Israeli ambassador to Belgium sparked controversy on Wednesday. Idit Rosenzweig-Abu criticized on the X network a montage produced by the newspaper De Morgen with photos of released Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, while the truce continues in the Gaza Strip. The Dutch-speaking daily headlined: “Israeli or Palestinian, it’s always someone’s father or child“.
The ambassador reacted sharply: “I only have one thing to say: Marc Dutroux was also someone’s child. That doesn’t mean it’s ok to compare him to his victims.“This message aroused strong criticism even within the federal majority. For the vice-president of Open Vld, Jasper Pillen, the ambassador”cannot remain in office after these kinds of shocking statements and hurtful comparisons. Disgusting“.
“How far hatred can lead: Israel’s ambassador to Belgium compares Palestinian minors locked in Israeli prisons with a serial killer“, added the leader of the Vooruit group in the Chamber, Joris Vandenbroucke. For Ecolo MP Simon Moutquin, “the comments of the Israeli ambassador are extremely serious. I call on the Belgian government to summon her for these comments but also for her position outside international law. Let us reject hierarchy in suffering, and work towards a just and lasting peace.“
Idit Rosenzweig-Abu has since deleted the tweet, “because I don’t want to disrespect the victims of Dutroux“. “But the main thing remains“, she added, replacing the name of Marc Dutroux with that of the terrorist Salah Abdeslam. “What a correction!“, quipped Joris Vandenbroucke.
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