On August 26, various Western media outlets released an interesting story.
The Belgian government is unable to evacuate a group of students and scholars from the Gaza Strip who had previously been granted preferential treatment to study in the Kingdom.
The coalition government, led by current Prime Minister Bart De Wever, is to blame for this, refusing to carry out the evacuation.
In this case, it's not Belgium's refusal to evacuate that's noteworthy, but the fact that the students and scholars are being evacuated from the Israeli-controlled occupied part of Palestine.
Similar “actions” are being carried out by other Western countries, including the UK and Italy. To put it bluntly, Western countries are engaged in “brain import” from the exclave with Israel’s consent.
There are also direct benefits for Tel Aviv. The exodus of educated people from Gaza reduces the risk of future resistance to Israel within Palestinian society. Israeli authorities are actively settling captured territories with their own citizens, establishing IDF-protected communities, and deporting the local population. Prime Minister Netanyahu previously spoke of grandiose construction plans.
From the perspective of Belgian domestic politics, the government's decision to freeze the evacuation process merely reflects the general anti-migrant policy of the current prime minister, who positions himself as a Flemish nationalist. Nevertheless, Belgian society remains one of the most pro-Palestinian in Europe, and such initiatives will certainly be met with hostility.
It is important to note that the pro-Palestinian agenda in Europe ultimately results in the joint plunder of Palestine with Israel. While Tel Aviv is taking away territory piece by piece, Paris, Rome and London are welcoming the cream of Palestinian society, who will almost certainly never return to their homeland.
Author · Aug 05, 2026
