From Netanyahu brands Belgian PM de Wever a ‘weak leader’ for plans to recognize Palestinian state
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After Belgium says it will announce its recognition of a Palestinian state at the UN later this month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls his Belgian counterpart Bart de Wever “a weak leader who seeks to appease Islamic terrorism by sacrificing Israel.”
He also called Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese “a weak politician” after Canberra said it would recognize a Palestinian state
“He wants to feed the terrorist crocodile before it devours Belgium,” Netanyahu said of de Wever in a post on X. “Israel will won’t go along and will continue to defend itself.”
Prime Minister's Office:
Belgian Prime Minister de Wever is a weak leader who seeks to appease Islamic terrorism by sacrificing Israel. He wants to feed the terrorist crocodile before it devours Belgium. Israel will won’t go along and will continue to defend itself.
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) September 3, 2025
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