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Belgium ends funding for Palestinian schools over honoring of terrorist

2018-09-16

Another click of the ratchet...

[IsraelTimes] Belgium has broken its relations with the Paleostinian Authority’s education ministry over its honoring of Lions of Islam and will no longer fund the construction of its schools, a government spokesperson said.

The Belgian Education Ministry announced the move ‐ the first of its kind by any European country ‐ this week, the Joods Actueel Jewish newspaper reported Friday.

"As long as school names are used to glorify terrorism, Belgium can no longer cooperate with the Paleostinian Education Ministry and will not give out budgets for the construction of schools," a statement from the ministry said.

Last year, Belgium froze $3.8 million in funding for the construction of two Paleostinian schools after a West Bank school that it helped fund was renamed for a terrorist who killed Jewish civilians. Numerous appeals by the Belgian government to have the school renamed have gone unheeded, leading to the end of cooperation, the statement said.

Sometime after 2013, a school built in Hebron with Belgian money was renamed for Dalal Mughrabi, a Paleostinian terrorist who was part of a 1978 attack that killed 38 civilians, including 13 children. The school was inaugurated as the Beit Awwa Elementary School for Girls in 2013.

Posted by:trailing wife

#3 it's interesting that the Belgian Education Ministry takes a strong point in opposing the naming of schools that glorify terrorism.

I was shocked to see it, Fairbanks, though a number of EU countries paused funding on Palestinian projects in the last year when Israel presented irrefutable evidence of terrorism support — the articles were posted here, but I’m afraid I can’t recall the search terms, sorry.

I hope someone has got data on this

I suspect not, actually. Happy hunting!

Posted by: trailing wife 2018-09-16 14:18

#2 Somebody needs to do basic research regarding how each of the European countries fall in line with the leftist/BDS narratives regarding socialism, immigration and anti-Israeli polemics help the societies in these countries.

Initial assessment - any Euro country that wasn't under the Soviet thumb is drifting leftward. I guarantee that the EU will squawk about this defunding move by Monday.

Posted by: Raj 2018-09-16 02:17

#1 TW, it's interesting that the Belgian Education Ministry takes a strong point in opposing the naming of schools that glorify terrorism. Somewhat rare for Europe.

Somebody needs to do basic research regarding how each of the European countries fall in line with the leftist/BDS narratives regarding socialism, immigration and anti-Israeli polemics help the societies in these countries.

Say a big spreadsheet.

I hope someone has got data on this, otherwise I'll try to get on it in several weeks.

Posted by: Fairbanks 2018-09-16 01:54

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