Posts Tagged: Belgium Jews
European Jewish Leaders Demand EU Action After Belgian Police Raid Mohels’ Homes, Raising Religious Freedom Concerns
Dozens of European Jewish leaders are calling on the European Union to take action against Belgium over recent police raids on the homes of several...
Jews, Israelis Targeted in Europe Amid Escalating Middle East Conflict
Jewish communities across Europe have been targeted in a growing wave of antisemitic incidents amid rising tensions in the Middle East, prompting Jewish leaders to...
Belgian Police Raid Mohels’ Homes in Antwerp, Sparking Outrage in Jewish Community
Belgian police raided the homes of several mohels in Antwerp, a northern Belgian city, seizing their circumcision tools after a local anti-Zionist Jewish rabbi filed...
Belgian Premier Rejects Genocide Allegations Against Israel, Says Not the Time for ‘Palestinian State’ Recognition
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever rejected a journalist's claim that Israel is committing "genocide" in Gaza and argued it is premature to recognize a...
Belgian Jews Condemn Government Decision to Withdraw Military Protection From Community Institutions
Belgium's representative Jewish organizations have condemned the government's announcement that it will withdraw Belgian Army protection from synagogues, Jewish schools and other communal institutions from...
Belgian City of Antwerp Boosts Protection for Jewish Community After Vienna Attack
Authorities in Belgium have announced additional measures to secure the Jewish community in the city of Antwerp following the terrorist attack in the Austrian capital...
Belgian MP Denounces ‘Jewish Lobby’ in Wake of Antisemitic Aalst Carnival
A Belgian MP who previously served as the country's deputy prime minister was roundly condemned on Friday following a tweet he posted concerning "the Jewish...
Belgium’s Carnival of Hatred Is Still Going Strong
JNS.org - A few years ago, I was paying for some items at a large department store in the Netherlands when I was startled by...
Antisemitism Is an Integral Part of European Culture, and the EU Can’t Fight It Effectively
There has been an explosive growth in antisemitism since the beginning of the 20th century in many European Union countries. Occasionally, European leaders mention the...
The Pervasive Antisemitism in Dutch Soccer Stadiums
“My father served with the commandos, my mother was with the SS. Together they burned Jews, because Jews burn best.” This is the text of one...
Examining Belgian Antisemitism
Though antisemitism in Belgium is widespread and has many facets, it gets little international attention. Two current issues have temporarily changed this, at least somewhat....
Jews Aren’t Safe in Belgium — Nor Is Anyone Else
Following the terrorist attacks in Brussels, it has been revealed just how incredibly lax and ill-prepared Belgium's security authorities were. Belgian authorities had accurate advance...
Israeli Rescue Organization Conducts Emergency Drills for Belgium’s Jewish Community
ZAKA, a volunteer Israeli "Identification, Extraction and Rescue" organization, began a two-day drill in Belgium on Sunday to train the country's Jewish community on how to...
Belgian Insurance Company Refuses to Insure Jewish Kindergarten Due to Higher Terror Risk
JNS.org - A Belgian insurance company is refusing to insure a Jewish kindergarten run by the European Jewish Association (EJA) because of an increased risk...
