The Brussels City Council unanimously passed a motion on Monday evening to block public procurement of products from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, with the MR and N-VA parties abstaining.

The PTB party, which backed the majority motion, had proposed a motion to sever both economic and political ties until Israel “complies with international law.”

The council presented a more city-focused text, concerning its public procurement which incurs around €70 million in annual expenses for the capital’s central municipality.

  • Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 months ago

    they have trade agreements with both egypt and jordan.
    and both jordan and mainly egypt import a lot of gas from israel, while jordan also imports a lot of water.

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      8 months ago

      Okay as an Egyptian this is my first time hearing about this. Let’s make that “can’t trade much with their neighbors”.