Belgium Refuses To Renew Passport Of Israeli Citizen Living In An Illegal Israeli Settlement
An Israeli citizen said Tuesday that the Belgian consulate denied her request to renew her long-held Belgian passport because she lives in the Pisgat Zeev neighborhood of Jerusalem, located beyond the Green Line.
Annabelle Herciger-Tenzer told Channel 12 news that after submitting the request, she received the following response from the consulate:
“After reviewing our population registry records, we found that you reside in a settlement that is not recognized under international law, to which Belgium is committed. Therefore, it was not possible to register you at this address in the population registry of the Belgian consulate in Jerusalem. Accordingly, we hereby inform you that you are no longer registered with this mission.”
Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/belgium-refuses-to-renew-passport-of-israeli-citizen-living-in-jerusalem-area-beyond-green-line/
View of a newly constructed Jewish residential area in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev, with the West Bank security barrier in the background, on November 19, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90 )
