Belgium arrests IDF soldiers for war crimes; King Philippe, 25 other OECD countries: Israel "a stain upon humanity"

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Boom, Belgium — In what may become a turning point in the global pursuit of accountability, Belgian federal police have arrested and interrogated two Israeli soldiers credibly accused of war crimes in Gaza. The action came in response to an urgent legal complaint filed by the Hind Rajab Foundation and the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) earlier this week.

The suspects were identified and arrested with a clear show of force at the Tomorrowland festival in Boom. After being taken into custody, they were formally interrogated and released. The Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed that a criminal investigation is now underway.

This development is a significant step forward. It signals that Belgium has recognized its jurisdiction under international law and is treating the allegations with the seriousness they deserve. For the first time in Europe, Israeli suspects linked to crimes in Gaza have been subjected to formal arrest and questioning.

Belgian police question two Israelis over war crimes accusations

Authorities interviewed Israeli pair after they were seen at Tomorrowland music festival near Antwerp

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Gaza killings denounced as ‘disgrace to humanity’ by Belgian king

The EU’s top brass has not publicly responded to the reported deaths of over 100 aid seekers in Gaza over the weekend.

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U.K., France, over 20 other countries condemn killing of Gazans seeking aid

The Countries, All Members of the OECD, Published a Joint Statement Saying That the Current Aid Distribution System 'Deprives Gazans of Human Dignity,' and Deemed IDF Shootings Near the Aid Hubs – Which Have Claimed Over 800 Lives – 'Horrifying'

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Spoiler: the walls are closing in

IDF warns Israeli soldiers abroad: You could be prosecuted for alleged Gaza war crimes

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Canada's Federal Police conducting probe into potential war criminals relating to Gaza war

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2 Israeli soldiers flee Amsterdam over arrest warrant concerns

Soldiers involved in kidnapping hundreds of civilians in Gaza, according to pro-Palestinian tracker - Anadolu Ajansı

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How a war crimes arrest warrant in Brazil sent Israel into panic mode

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South Africa's foreign minister says citizens fighting with Israeli forces in Gaza will be arrested

Her comments deepen the rift between the nations after South Africa lay accusations of genocide against Israel at the United Nations' top court.

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Defense officials concerned over ICC warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant setting precedent

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[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Belgium has no moral high ground to talk but they are right. They also need to compensate the congo for what they did because that genocide is worse than the Holocaust.

 

[Harry B]

Belgium has no moral high ground to talk but they are right. They also need to compensate the congo for what they did because that genocide is worse than the Holocaust.

To be fair they criticize their on past and those people are not alive.

If nobody can criticize anyone because parts of their ancestors did bad things, then the whole world would be forced to shut up. Besides perhaps, Iceland and like very few African countries.

 

[acri1]

Hopefully this becomes a trend and other countries start doing the same

 

[east]

Belgium has no moral high ground to talk but they are right. They also need to compensate the congo for what they did because that genocide is worse than the Holocaust.

belgium started paying reparations last year to children they kidnapped from the free state

the congo analogy's apt, both belgium and israel have a history of using amputation as a form of collective punishment

There are more child amputees in Gaza than anywhere else in the world. What can the future hold for them?

Tens of thousands of children have been wounded in Gaza. Even those evacuated for treatment face an impossible path

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Israeli doctor says detained Palestinians are undergoing ‘routine’ amputations - CNN

'42 knees in one day': Israeli snipers open up about shooting Gaza protesters

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[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

To be fair they criticize their on past and those people are not alive.

If nobody can criticize anyone because their ancestors did bad things, then the whole world would be forced to shut up. Besides perhaps, Iceland.

To be fair they've never fully compensated the country for what they did. They just walked away clean. And then built statues of that killer. He need to be treated just like Hitler in the history books. He is not. The world needs to know what Belgium did just like Germany.

 

[Harry B]

To be fair they've never fully compensated the country for what they did. They just walked away clean. And then built statues of that killer. He need to be treated just like Hitler in the history books. He is not. The world needs to know what Belgium did just like Germany.

Yes but that was on the order of one absolute ruler that died a century ago. Fully compensated, who calculates the values of a life? All I know is that they are compensating, don’t know when they will reach fully if ever.

A lot of evil people need to be exposed like hitler, that shouldn’t stop the people living today from speaking out about atrocities being committed as we speak.

Like if some mad man starts slaughtering people in Senegal, should Europe just stay silent cause leaders in their countries centuries ago were evil?

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

Belgium has no moral high ground to talk but they are right. They also need to compensate the congo for what they did because that genocide is worse than the Holocaust.

Yeah, they’ve definitely got their own work to do so to see this is shocking. Speaks to how weak and compromised Europe really is. Shows how all this time so called international law was just the rules of the new imperial game for cacs to play since this kinda shyt can go down with barely any consequences.

 

[Seoul Gleou]

Shout our to the Hind Rajab foundation

 

[Givethanks]

Belgium has no moral high ground to talk but they are right. They also need to compensate the congo for what they did because that genocide is worse than the Holocaust.

They did Congo so wrong, the world's lucky the Diaspora's in the condition we're in today. The way the world would burn, every inch of it.


Imagine if they decided to settle in Africa instead of the Americas — they're cooties would've wiped us out and we'd be native status today.

 

[Sir Richard Spirit]

After being taken into custody, they were formally interrogated and released

 

[hood b. goode]

Lets fukking go

 

[CopiousX]

To be fair they criticize their on past and those people are not alive.

If nobody can criticize anyone because parts of their ancestors did bad things, then the whole world would be forced to shut up. Besides perhaps, Iceland and like very few African countries.

I don't know, those Icelandic Vikings were savages with the pillaging and raping back in the day

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

They did Congo so wrong, the world's lucky the Diaspora's in the condition we're in today. The way the world would burn, every inch of it.


Imagine if they decided to settle in Africa instead of the Americas — they're cooties would've wiped us out and we'd be native status today.

They tried to settle in every African country. If you look at the map of Africa and where cacs remained they basically didn't survive the tropical belt. They in the North and The South often further from the equator. Nature beat them. Malaria alone was a boogey man to them might as well been the Grimm reaper. Knocking off incredible numbers on an annual basis.

 

[BaggerofTea]

Can you imagine how many may be back and forthing it to America?