In a historic ruling that could set a legal precedent worldwide, a local court in Belgium has stopped arms shipments to Israel through the Antwerp Port, citing the Netanyahu government’s “genocidal conduct” in the war in Gaza. In its ruling last month, the Brussels Court of First Instance ordered the regional Flemish government to halt the transit of military equipment to Israel, explicitly grounding its decision in the UN Genocide Convention and other international treaties. The Dutch-speaking court repeatedly referenced “genocide” in its ruling — using the term 16 times — while it also invoked “Genocideverdrag” (Genocide Convention) four times.
