Relationship dossier
Belgium
Palestine
Relationship assessment
Belgium supports Palestinian development and a two-state solution, while its recognition policy remains cautious.
Belgium toward Palestine
+35Belgium provides development assistance to the Palestinian territories and supports Palestinian institutions. It also supports a negotiated two-state solution, while making formal recognition of Palestine contingent on broader political circumstances.
Palestine toward Belgium
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Belgium provides development assistance to the Palestinian territories and supports Palestinian institutions and a two-state solution. Belgium has not been consistently aligned with calls for immediate formal recognition of Palestine. Specific Palestinian government actions toward Belgium are less clear.
Key developments
Belgium established a multi-year development cooperation programme with Palestinian institutions, supporting development in the Palestinian territories.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Belgium’s development cooperation with Palestinian institutions are unclear.
- Specific Palestinian government cooperation with Belgium beyond diplomatic engagement is unclear.
- Belgium’s policy on formal recognition of Palestine may depend on future government decisions.