Posts Tagged: Belgium Jews
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...
Belgian Doctor Refuses to Treat Elderly Jewish Patient, Tells Her to ‘Go to Gaza’
The Belgian flag. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org - A Belgian doctor manning an emergency phone system refused to...
Holocaust-Mocking Train Announcement Sparks Police Complaint in Belgium
JNS.org - The Belgian rail company SNCB has filed a complaint with police over a January incident in which passengers aboard a Belgian train...
Anti-Semitism in Belgium Hits New High
I have devoted numerous columns of late to the tsunami of anti-Semitism sweeping throughout Western Europe, noting that aside from the frenziedly anti-Semitic Islamic extremists,...
