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Mr Prévot, The Belgium where I was born and where I grew up, its streets, its peaceful landscapes, that quiet country we knew, was not antisemitic. It was a country where leaders understood their responsibility. They knew that a society must be protected, that its cohesion must never be sacrificed for electoral advantage, and that conflicts from elsewhere must never be allowed to redefine how fellow citizens are regarded. That Belgium possessed moral clarity. Then came October 7, the worst antisemitic massacre since the Holocaust, carried out against the only Jewish state. In that moment, moral clarity required something simple, to recognize immediately who had been attacked, and to understand why Israel acted, to ensure that Jewish families would never again face slaughter simply for being Jews. You did not uphold that clarity. You devoted more energy to criticizing Israel than to confronting Hamas. You offered no credible course that would ensure such a massacre could not happen again. You did not address the reality Israel faced, nor the responsibility imposed by that reality. This was not neutrality. It carried meaning. When a political leader publicly focuses sustained condemnation on the only Jewish state in the immediate aftermath of the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, society understands. It influences what people believe deserves protection, and what does not. This is how moral clarity fades. Since October 7, antisemitic acts in Belgium have reached levels not seen in generations. This did not emerge spontaneously. It followed a moment when leadership chose political positioning over moral certainty. Yes, you helped poison Belgium. Yes, Mr Prévot, your words and your decisions contributed to a climate in which antisemitism could return with a force Belgium had not known in decades. The Belgium I grew up in was a country where Jews lived without questioning their place. That certainty no longer feels unshakeable. History does not concern itself with explanations. It records who upheld the moral integrity of their country, and who failed to do so.