There are many who see Fuld — and all Israeli civilians living in the West Bank — as a legitimate military target, viewing him as an illegal occupier of Palestinian land. Since the early ’80s, when I was a student in Jerusalem for one year, I have been among those opposed to the growth of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Also in September, the Belgian Education Ministry revoked its multimillion-dollar annual support of West Bank schools. “Belgium endeavours to promote a culture of respect for human rights, human dignity and tolerance. And America, Norway and Belgium will continue to refuse to obligingly finance such a “government.”— Vivian Bercovici is Canada’s former ambassador to Israel.

Source: National Post September 25, 2018 16:52 UTC