Why does a Palestinian buffet in Charleroi now carry a European political charge?
Makloubé, a Palestinian all-you-can-eat restaurant in Charleroi, has drawn attention for saying it avoids products from Israeli settlements.
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- La DH reported on 11 July 2026 on Makloubé, a Palestinian all-you-can-eat restaurant in Charleroi.
- The restaurant is reported as saying it avoids products from Israeli settlements.
- The CJEU ruled in 2019 that settlement-origin food must be labelled with that provenance where applicable.
- Belgium announced in 2025 a policy shift including measures against settlement products, according to AP and Le Monde.
Makloubé is reported by La DH as a Palestinian all-you-can-eat restaurant in Charleroi that states it does not use products from Israeli settlements. The named public stakeholders around the issue include the restaurant, Charleroi diners and communities, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot, Prime Minister Bart De Wever’s federal coalition, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Commission framework on origin labelling, Israeli officials and Palestinian advocates.
Background
Since Israel captured the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza in 1967, the status of the occupied Palestinian territory and Israeli settlements has been disputed politically and legally. EU consumer-law debates intensified with the European Commission’s 2015 notice and the CJEU’s 2019 Psagot judgment on origin labelling.
What to do
Consumers who care about settlement-origin products should ask businesses how claims are verified. Restaurants making such claims may need documentation from suppliers to avoid reputational disputes.
Impact
Regional — In Charleroi, the restaurant may become both a food address and a visible marker of Palestinian solidarity, especially in a city where international identity and local working-class culture often overlap.
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