For him, this question obviously raises questions in his country, but not only. “This especially raises questions for Belgium.”he clutched. “Belgium gave up a long time ago. For me, it has not capitulated. It is overwhelmed by problems.”
He then gave one last example. “In the municipal elections (Editor’s note, the municipal elections), the left-wing parties campaigned for pro sharia candidates. That is to say that Belgium is losing the battle against terrorism and Islamism.”
Before explaining who Thibault de Montbrial is, we must first say that what he says is false. The lawyer discusses the situation of Fouad Ahidar. No left-wing party promoted the candidate since he was not affiliated with any party. In 2022, Fouad Ahidar left the Flemish left-wing movement Vooruit.
In fact, he had refused to come out in favor of the obligation to slaughter animals with stunning. He was then excluded from the Vooruit Office. During the last elections, he created his own party “Team Fouad Ahidar”. His party managed to obtain three seats in the Brussels Parliament and one seat in the Flemish Parliament.
In France, Thibault de Montbrial is a rather well-known figure in the media. Evaluated on the political spectrum as well as on the right, he has already written several columns in Le Figaro and is often questioned on television sets.
If this France – Israel match is perceived as high risk, it is obviously because of the war currently raging between Israel and Palestine. Additionally, violent and shocking brawls took place in the Netherlands during the match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Haifa. Although the investigation is still ongoing, several videos have shown that visiting supporters had been attacked against a backdrop of anti-Semitism.
France-Israel: Israeli authorities recommend to their citizens not to go to the match, Emmanuel Macron will be at the Stade de France
Belgium was also afraid of these incidents last September. The authorities finally chose to relocate the meeting to Hungary to avoid all forms of excesses.
Faced with this, Philippe Close explained his position: “Here, it’s really the imperatives of security. At some point, you have to understand that in my role as mayor, I must also think about my population and the security in the neighborhoods. I cannot devote all the forces from order to the role of capital.”
Philippe Close on the cancellation of Belgium-Israel in Brussels: “The Israeli ambassador has been talking a lot of nonsense for a long time”
