Belgium MP Michael Freilich of the New Flemish Alliance party, a Flemish nationalist and conservative group, tweeted during the weekend in condemnation of his country’s silence in the face of antisemitism by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
“Palestinian president justifies Holocaust; statements widely condemned internationally; Paris withdraws highest award; we [Belgium] have total silence,” the MP wrote.
He tagged two Belgium Ministers; Caroline Gennez, Development Cooperation and Urban Policy Minister, and Hadja Lahbib, Foreign Affairs Minister.
Palestijnse president rechtvaardigt Holocaust 😠
— Michael Freilich (@MichaelFreilich) September 8, 2023
🗣️uitspraken internationaal breed veroordeeld
🗣️Parijs trekt hoogste onderscheiding in.…
🗣️bij ons radiostilte.
En dat terwijl @carogennez en @hadjalahbib er anders als de kippen bij zijn over Palestinahttps://t.co/SpOuDhOQFB
Freilich added that beyond Belgium being wrong in its silence, the two ministers “are otherwise completely wrong about Palestine.”