Posts Tagged: Belgium antisemitism
Fury Over Belgian Senator’s False Accusation That Israeli Rabbis Order ‘Rape’ of Palestinian Women
Belgium's representative Jewish organization has angrily denounced a Socialist Party senator for comments made at a parliamentary hearing that amounted to "hateful antisemitism." Brussels Senator Nadia...
‘Too Many Decent People Are Quiet’: Rallies Against Rising Antisemitism Held in Berlin, Brussels
Thousands of people took to the streets of Berlin and Brussels on Sunday in two demonstrations protesting the surge in antisemitic activity in Europe since...
‘What Is Our Voice Worth to The Cowards and Cynics?’ Belgium’s Leading Muslim Feminist Speaks On Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism
When Fadila Maaroufi was 17, her parents took her from her home in Belgium to Morocco, where they told her she would enjoy a well-deserved...
Belgian Soccer Fans Face Police Investigation Over ‘Jews Burn Best’ Chant
Belgian police are investigating a group of soccer fans who sang violently antisemitic songs following a match against a rival team. Dozens of supporters of the...
Supporters of Belgian Soccer Club Brugge in the Spotlight Again Over Antisemitic Chants
One of Belgium's top soccer clubs has been sanctioned by the country's national Football Association after its fans engaged in antisemitic chanting during a recent...
Dismay as EU Civil Servant’s Conviction for Antisemitic Incitement During Frenzied Assault Is Quashed by Belgian Court
The head of the main organization opposing antisemitism in Belgium has expressed dismay at the decision of the Brussels Court of Appeal to acquit a...
Jewish Boy Attacked by Assailant in Belgian City of Antwerp Days After Mayor’s Warning of ‘Wave of Antisemitism:’ Report
Police in the Belgian city of Antwerp reportedly arrested a man on Wednesday night for physically assaulting a 13-year-old Haredi Jewish boy outside his home. The...
Israeli Envoy Asks Belgian News Site to Remove Pandemic Photo of Ultra-Orthodox Jew
JNS.org - Israeli Ambassador to Belgium Emmanuel Nahshon is accusing a major English-language news outlet in Belgium, The Brussels Times, of antisemitism, after the paper...
‘I Love Nazis and Gas Ovens, Not You,’ Head of Belgian Group Combating Antisemitism Is Told
The public prosecutor's office in Brussels announced on Monday that it was formally investigating a series of antisemitic insults and threats directed at Joël Rubinfeld --...
Belgian Court Jails Man for Sending Antisemitic Death Threats to Jewish MP
A court in Belgium on Friday sentenced a man to two years in prison and a fine of 800 euros for subjecting a Jewish member...
Highest EU Court to Hold Hearings on Belgian Kosher Slaughter Ban
The European Court of Justice is to open hearings into the legality of measures adopted by Belgium’s Flanders and Wallonia regions effectively banning Shechita --...
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...
As Belgian City of Aalst Readies for 2020 Carnival, Experts Warn Against Crude Antisemitic Caricatures
Three prominent Belgian academics have called on the annual carnival in the city of Aalst to withdraw the antisemitic caricatures which -- as in previous...
New Antisemitism Scandal in Belgium as Daily Paper Publishes Article Accusing ‘Zionists’ of ‘Playing Holocaust Card’
One of Belgian's leading newspapers was excoriated by Israel's ambassador in Brussels this week for publishing an opinion piece that amounted to what he called...
