Belgium participates in the inauguration of a new Palestinian school despite an earlier announcement that it was freezing all Projects | EJP

The Belgian government recently announced that it would put on hold any projects related to the construction or equipment of Palestinian schools after learning that financial aid it gave for the construction of a school after was renamed after a notorious Palestinian terrorist. The Beit Awaa Elementary Girls School, located in southern West Bank’s Hebron region, was built with Belgian government funds and through the Belgian Development Agency in 2012-2013. The plaque mentiong Belgium’s funding on the wall of the Dalal Mughrabi School reads in English and Arabic: „Through a fund from the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium and through the Belgian Development Agency BTC constructed and furnished, Beit Awaa Basic Girls School.“