Dutch parliamentarians voted against the recognition of the state of Palestine, against the backdrop of the governmental crisis against Israel
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Dutch parliamentarians on Saturday rejected a motion on the recognition of an independent Palestinian state and also voted against punitive measures to Israel, while political blockage on this subject continues to weaken the interim government of the Netherlands, Polito notes.
The proposed measures aimed at boycotting the products from illegally occupied territories, as well as the prohibition of the purchase of weapons from Israel.
The vote took place after the unexpected resignation of the Dutch Foreign Minister, Caspar Veldkamp, produced on Friday night, in protest against the reluctance of the government to impose harsher sanctions against Israel against the backdrop of the Humanitarian Crisis.
And Veldkamp's colleagues from the New Social Contract (NSC) Center Party announced their resignation on Friday. Their departure added pressure on a Dutch government already weak, which collapsed in June, after the Freedom Party (PVV) led by Geert Wilders left the coalition due to a dispute on migration policy.
A majority of deputies supported the appeal to the Israeli government to allow access to international and national journalists in Gaza. The parliamentarians also agreed with the exercise of a “maximum pressure” on the countries that “tolerate” the leaders of Hamas, according to the reports of the local press.
About 61,000 Palestinians have been killed from the beginning of the Israel's offensive on the Gaza strip, launched immediately after the Hamas attack on the October 2023, according to the Ministry of Health of Gaza, controlled by Hamas. The United Nations (UN) has recently declared hunger in Gaza.
The Netherlands counted among the 21 states that signed a common statement on Thursday condemning Israel's approval of a major colonization project in the Cisiorordan, considering it “unacceptable and contrary to international law.”
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