Brussels, Belgium – Na wah! Belgium don decided say dem go recognize Palestinian state for di UN General Assembly wey dey come up. E be like say Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot don finally open im mouth to talk di matter. Dis announcement no be small gist as e dey come on di heels of plenty global pressure on Israel, something wey don vex dem small.
Dis move no go just be for show; Belgium get plans to drop twelve serious sanctions on Israel, including ban on products wey come from illegal settlements. Dem dey talk say dis sanctions na to ensure say Israel dey respect international law (dem go tire for dis one, right?). Prevot urge say humanitarian situation wey dey unfold for Palestine, especially for Gaza, no fit continue without action.
“We dey see di horrible suffering of di people, and e no make sense to just fold hand,” he yarn. Na so e declare say Belgium wan increase pressure on both Israeli government and Hamas to fit address di humanitarian crisis as e dey affect civilians wahala.
From di look of things, dis sanction plan no just dey punish Israel, but rather, na part of di move to ensure say di government do wetin dey right. “Na dem we want hold accountable, not di Israeli people. We want dem to know di law too,” he add.
If you hear wetin Israel dey talk for di matter, you go fit understand say dem no dey happy with di news. Dem fit see am as reward for terrorists, especially after di incident wey happen on October 7, 2023, wey show how far di conflict don reach. But, no be only Israel don vex; don enter di matter, US President Donald Trump don join mouth for di gisting, talk say Canada’s support for di Palestinian state no clear well, just like some other countries too.
Belgium no be lone ranger for dis gist; France and Saudi Arabia dey behind di initiative wey go lead to di extra recognition for di Palestinian state. Dis December, plenty European countries dey para to recognize di sovereignty of Palestine. Prevot also make am clear say dem no go open embassy or any formal recognition until Hamas show dem say dem no go fit handle governance again.
Na so e be, plenty supporters don hail di move, see am as long overdue. But some critics don talk say di caveats for recognition fit make di whole plan lose impact. And make e clear, Palestinian Foreign Ministry don show dem joy over di announcement, dey call for other countries to jump enter di recognition train.
At dis point, as political drama dey unfold, we fit just sit down sip palm wine dey watch di action. Dis be official statement from Belgium: “We wan recognize di nation of Palestine as part of international law and support di two-state solution.” E be like say change don dey come, we just dey hope say dem go find solution wey go calm di wahala wey dey ground.
As di story dey unfold, one thing wey we go surely keep eye on na how these sanctions go play out and wetin go happen for di UN meeting. E fit rain fire or just be another usual gist wey no go change anything for ground. Na so di matter be!
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