Belgium: controversy after withdrawals of Belgian nationality from children from Palestinian parents

Belgium controversy after withdrawals of Belgian nationality from children from

According to information revealed by the Belgian newspaper l’Écho, children born in Belgium to Palestinian parents have been stripped of their Belgian nationality. In letters sent since last August to several municipalities, the Belgian Foreigners’ Office, which manages migratory flows, explicitly requests the withdrawal of Belgian nationality from children, without knowing its extent. The practice scandalizes associations and also seems to pose legal problems. This while Gaza is at the center of international attention.

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