A storm has gathered over the Belgian Parliament for refusing to show a graphic video of the Hamas attack on 7 October, put together by the Israeli Government, due to a lack of consensus between MPs.
Unlike some neighbouring countries, the Belgian Parliament turned down an invitation by the Israeli Embassy on Tuesday to set up a screening of graphic videos of the Hamas terror attack on 7 October, which killed around 1400 people. It was the worst attack in Israel’s history.
Whilst MR, Les Engagés and N-VA were in favour of the screening, strong opposition came from the French-speaking Socialist Party (PS) – who argued it would be fairer to also show a reciprocal video on the violence against Palestinians. This stance was backed by the Belgian Green Parties (Ecolo/Groen) and the Belgian Worker’s Party (PTB/PVDA).
Damn socialists.
