Posted on 08/07/2025 11:38:20 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Associations lodged a complaint against the Flemish government in June after military equipment bound for Israel was discovered in the port of Antwerp.
A court in Belgium has ordered the Flemish government to stop the transit of military equipment to Israel, following the discovery of hardware in the port of Antwerp earlier this year.
The Court of First Instance in Brussels ordered the regional government to block the Antwerp shipment and prohibit any future transit of military equipment to Israel, which faces growing criticism in the West for its handling of the war in Gaza.
The judge also imposed a fine of €50,000 for any arms shipment sent to Israel.
The judgement came in response to a complaint lodged in June by four Flemish associations.
Speaking to Euronews, Lichen Ullmann, the coordinator of the Vredesactie movement, which was involved in the complaint, explained that the containers found in Antwerp "included pallets of tapered roller bearings, which are something used in tanks and armoured vehicles."
"They are shipped specifically to a company called Ashot Ashkelon in Ashdod in Israel, which is an exclusive supplier to the Israeli army of Merkava tanks, which are used in Gaza in the genocide," Ullmann added.
Belgium has banned arms exports to Israel since 2009, with the country's regions responsible for controlling the transit of weapons and their components.
However, the hearing in Brussels revealed that the Flemish government only controlled arms when transport companies requested it.
The judge concluded in July that Flanders was in breach of its obligations.
Ullmann said the judge cited the Geneva Convention and the Arms Trade Treaty, which prevent countries from exporting military equipment that could be used to commit war crimes or genocide.
"So there is a very broad basis for this case and it has been confirmed on all sides, including the ban on the specific container, but also on all other shipments of military equipment to Israel that could potentially be used in genocide," Ullmann noted.
Contacted by Euronews, the Flemish government, which can still appeal the decision, did not respond to questions.
The Brussels court judgement comes as an increasing number of Israel's allies, including the UK, have expressed concerns about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza after almost two years of Israeli military action.
The war began when Hamas militants attacked southern Israel on 7 October 2023, killing around 1,200 people, most of them civilians.
Hamas took 251 people as hostages, and is currently holding 50, of whom 20 are believed to be alive.
A subsequent Israeli offensive has to date killed 61,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry whose figures do not distinguish between fighters and civilians.
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
islamic judge ,LOL
Or just French.
"Common real world applications are in agriculture, construction and mining equipment, sports robot combat, axle systems, gear box, engine motors and reducers, propeller shaft, railroad axle-box, differential, wind turbines, etc."
Per Wikipedia quote above, basically anything that uses a turning shaft.
Europe never lost its anti-Semitic roots.
Or used to be, before it was completely and totally ruined by Muslim scum. Also used to have one of if not the highest number of Jews in Europe. Many have fled after many violent attacks.
Ahhhh yes.....European Christians are inherently bad. Evil from the roots up. Just like all goy, really.
Ned is going to be so mad at you.
Léon Degrelle would approve.
The French in WW2 were very enthusiastic in aiding the Gestapo in rooting out Jews. One might say they were more enthusiastic than the Germans. That they would oppose Israel and aid Hamas is no surprise.
The French in WW2 were very enthusiastic in aiding the Gestapo in rooting out Jews. One might say they were more enthusiastic than the Germans.
That said, 75% of French Jewish citizens did survive the war, the highest percentage of any occupied country.
But during the 20s and 30s, many alien Jews moved into France, without ever becoming French citizens, and it was these that Vichy was more than happy to let the Nazis take off their hands, especially since some believed they would all be taken to “Family Camps” in the East.
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