2023-10-11 21:42:00
“I want to say that Hamas is terrorist, but the State of Israel is also a terrorist organization,” she declared, in response to a question from Mathieu Bihet (MR). “We cannot resolve this question without talking about this problem,” she added, denouncing the establishment of settlements in Palestinian territory.
“For the PTB, the Palestinian case is emblematic of the oppression of the West, of the United States in particular”
Ahmed Laaouej (PS) then went further by questioning the group leader on the situation of the Uighurs in China, and the risk of genocide recognized in particular by a resolution of the Chamber approved in 2022. “Yes, there is a problem in relation to rights. But I am not calling this a genocide at the moment. We have to be careful with our words. We have global balances that are shifting and we don’t want to play in that game,” he said. she replied.
This international debate began with an intervention about the Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union, with Belgium’s place in NATO coming into the discussion. For the PTB, the Atlantic alliance is “more of a problem than a solution”. Sofie Merckx promised that a departure will be “something we will put on the table” in the event of a future discussion with a view to forming a majority.
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