Brussels, Belgium
17.03.24-20.03.24
Ilse was a talented and charismatic woman.
She served as mayor of the municipality of Aalst and raised campaigns over the years for female empowerment. Her motto wשs always “because people are important”. A love story that began during Covid cost her her life and she was murdered in her sleep with brutal hammer blows. She left behind two beautiful sons and a heartbroken mother. This is her favorite shirt, transparent in body color and a delicate, soft matching skirt.
This is how her life ended, and her clothes now hang silently in Brussels, alongside the other victims at the event initiated by the Israeli Embassy in Belgium.
Iles’ mother is sitting in the audience now, she is 85 years old and she has determinedly climbed three stories to take part in this event.
Alongside her are representatives of the European Union, ambassadors from various countries and activists in local organizations. Surrounded by friends who have accompanied her since then, her hands caress over and over the clothes of her daughter, who was, and is no longer with us.
Stop all violence against women!
