🚨🚨🚨🚨🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 *AN IMMENSE LEGAL VICTORY FOR THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE.* *BELGIAN JUSTICE HAS JUST ACKNOWLEDGED THAT ISRAEL HAS COMMITTED GENOCIDE IN PALESTINE.* *AND THAT THE BELGIAN GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED IN ITS OBLIGATIONS TO PREVENT OR STOP THE CONTINUATION OF GENOCIDE IN PALESTINE.* This is a decision that will go down in the history of Belgian justice. Seized in the context of an emergency procedure by several human rights defense associations, the Brussels Court of Appeal has just issued a resounding ruling. For the very first time, Belgian judges have declared themselves competent to verify whether our country is respecting its international obligations in the face of a risk of genocide. And their conclusion is unrelenting: *The Belgian State has committed a serious fault through its prolonged inaction in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.* In concrete terms, the justice system reproaches the federal government for deliberately dragging its feet *at a time when the vital urgency was absolute. As early as January 26, 2024, the International Court of Justice was officially alerting the world to a serious risk of genocide in the Gaza Strip.* *From that precise date onward, Belgium had a legal obligation to take immediate measures so as not to become complicit.* Yet, it took until January 2026 for our leaders to finally adopt a royal decree prohibiting the overflight of our airspace by planes transporting military equipment to Israel. For the Court of Appeal, this delay of nearly two years is an inexcusable failure: the State simply did not do what was in its power at the appropriate time. The matter doesn't end there, however. While the strict issue of arms transit is now settled by law, the judges are now demanding accountability on so-called "dual-use" goods, that is, materials theoretically civilian but which can very easily be diverted for military operations. The justice system considers that the government is completely lacking in transparency regarding its actual actions to block these sensitive transfers. This legal victory for the NGOs proves one essential thing: *courts can now force the State to align its actions with international law, instead of letting it settle for superficial diplomatic condemnations while allowing the planes to pass through.* Source: Belga - March 23, 2026