2023-11-30 22:22:42
The representative of the Hebrew State in Belgium, Idit Rozensweig-Abu, attracted the wrath of many political parties following a tweet on the title of an article and the photo montage of a newspaper dealing with the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. A comparison was made first with Marc Dutroux and then with Salah Abdeslam. The controversy flared up once more on Thursday in the plenary session of the Chamber. “Like you, when I saw this tweet, I was shocked by this regrettable and inappropriate comparison and, like you, I told myself that it wasn’t going to help“, explained the minister in response to Vicky Reynaert (Vooruit), Raoul Hedebouw (PTB) and Malik Ben Achour (PS). “Since the start of the conflict, I have asked people to show empathy and reserve. Throwing fuel on fire will not help anything (…) This is the message that my office clearly conveyed to the ambassador“. The minister said she had heard the ambassador’s apologies in the media and noted that the tweet in question had been removed. In the eyes of the deputies, Belgium cannot be satisfied with such an attitude.
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