2023-10-24 04:54:00
Many people were upset by comments Mr De Wever made at a commemoration of the victims of the radical Islamist movement Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7 that “there is only one side to choose, the camp of Israel, the camp of light”. In doing so, Mr. De Wever does not claim to take sides in the broader conflict in the Middle East.
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“We commemorate the victims of blind and limitless terror, which has nothing to do with the centuries-old conflict,” he said. “As a city, we condemn terror and deplore all forms of violence. In our dreams, an international coalition peacefully liberates Gaza from Hamas. But we are far from that today.”
According to Mr. De Wever, the commemoration took place in accordance with city protocols. “We don’t do this sort of thing when it comes to an armed conflict between two sides, but here it is Israel that has unequivocally been the victim of the worst act of terrorism once morest Jews since the Holocaust.” , did he declare.
The Antwerp city council voted on a motion on the crisis in Israel on Monday evening. The majority of the N-VA and Vooruit received the support of Vlaams Belang, while the Open VLD, Groen, the PVDA and the CD&V abstained. While condemning the Hamas attack, the motion said Antwerp sympathized with the Israeli and Palestinian victims and called for a lasting diplomatic solution. The opposition’s amendments were rejected.
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