Belgium’s Development Minister, Caroline Gennez, has claimed that Israel is engaged in “colonization” in Gaza. The charge is preposterous. How can the Jews of Israel be “colonizing” the land that Jews started living on more than 3500 years ago, the land where Jewish history was made? There is no metropolitan power “colonizing” this territory. The Israelis […]
Belgian Minister Berates Germany For Supporting ‘Israeli Colonization and Ethnic Cleansing’
Belgium’s Development Minister has attacked the German government for its policy of supporting Israel, a country which, she claims, is engaged in “colonization and ethnic cleansing.” More on this scandalous charge, right out of the Palestinian playbook, can be found here: “German government is backing Israel’s ‘shameless colonization policy’ and ‘ethnic cleansing,’ claims Belgian socialist […]
Hamas praises Belgian minister for accusing Israel of ‘wiping Palestinian villages off the map’
For any Westerner, being praised by Hamas is a commentary on the recipient. It is the Palestinians who aim to wipe the State of Israel off the map, and have even shown maps with Israel absent. The choice of words of Belgium’s Minister for International Development, Caroline Gennez, was crude, provocative and ignorant of history, […]