ER Editor: The report below talks about the ‘Brussels parliament’, which it must be noted is not the EU Parliament —
The Brussels Parliament is a regional parliament that governs the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. The parliament is made up of 89 members who are elected by universal suffrage every five years. (source)
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Meanwhile, there is still a fight on at the EU Parliament level to get European business and trade in Israel to stop —
Civil rights groups, trade unions demand EU halt business with Israel
A coalition of over 160 civil society groups, NGOs, and trade unions, on Tuesday called on the European Commission to ban business and trade with the Israeli regime due to its ruthless actions in the occupied West Bank. (ER: This of course is not Gaza.)
In a letter addressed to Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, the coalition obliged her to follow the international law and ban all business and trade with the Israeli regime.
The demand follows a landmark advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in July 2024, which urged countries to cease all business and trade with Israel and not contribute to the unlawful situation created by the regime in the West Bank.
EU member states have repeatedly and unanimously condemned the regime for its actions in the occupied West Bank. But they have never stopped conducting business with the regime or supplying it with military equipment.
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The Brussels Parliament has thrown its support behind Palestine before. See this tiny report from May 2021 —
Brussels Regional Parliament Adopts Resolution in Favor of Palestine
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Brussels parliament moves to recognize Israel’s war on Gaza as genocide
PRESS TV
In a major breakthrough in the fight for justice for Palestinian people, the Brussels Parliament has passed a resolution to formally recognize the acts committed by the Israeli military in Gaza as genocide and call for sanctions against the occupying regime.
The March 30 Movement, which has long advocated for the Palestinian cause, stated that the historic step was adopted on February 3.
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This comes as the movement’s electoral initiative during the 2024 campaign, Viva Palestina, focused on one key demand: for the Brussels Parliament to officially recognize the genocide in Gaza and take concrete action.
Throughout the campaign, Viva Palestina engaged extensively in debates with political parties, applied pressure to push them to take a stance, and mobilized public opinion.
With the resolution adopted at the commission level, the March 30 Movement urged all Belgian parties to vote in its favor in the plenary session, ensuring that Brussels continues to lead by example in the fight for justice and human rights.
It noted that “recognition of Gaza genocide is not only a moral and political victory, but also a powerful statement from the capital of Europe — one that will hopefully inspire other legislative bodies to follow suit.”
The March 30 Movement stated that the resolution calls for practical measures, including the prohibition of arms exports to Israel and the cessation of economic missions to the occupied Palestinian territories.
The group emphasized that it remains steadfast in its mission to end Israeli impunity.
“Through both legal and political avenues, we will continue to push for justice, including through our legal arm, the Hind Rajab Foundation, which has been actively pursuing cases against Israeli war criminals in national and international courts,” it said.
Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, which was launched on October 7, 2023, killed nearly 62,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to an updated death toll provided by local authorities.
A ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement went into effect in Gaza on January 19, halting Israel’s aggressive campaign against the coastal region.
Since October 2023, at least 905 Palestinians have also been killed across the occupied West Bank in attacks by Israeli forces and settlers.
At least 25 Palestinians have been killed in the northern West Bank city of Jenin since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect in Gaza. Dozens of injuries, detentions and forced evictions of families have taken place during the period as well.
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