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Photo of the car involved in the tragic accident in Belgium (pic ZAKA)
January 10, 2025, 10:54 am
Menorah Grammar School pupil killed in road crash
Family were reportedly returning from a simchah in Belgium when tragic accident took place on the E40 road
By JN Reporter
Screenshot: Humo magazine online
August 7, 2024, 11:58 am
Belgian Jews plan to sue satirical magazine
Columnist calls for specific violence against Jews
By Jenni Frazer
Andrée Geulen-Herscovici. Picture: Yossishussman
June 7, 2022, 4:10 pm
Belgian who smuggled 300 Jewish children away from Nazis dies aged 100
Andrée Geulen-Herscovici, who passed awy on June 1 in Ixelles, Belgium, was a member of the Belgian Resistance during the Second World War.
By Toby Porter
Hooligans on camera chanting antisemitic songs
December 30, 2021, 4:51 pm
Belgian football fans filmed singing about killing Jews
Hooligans, who also have Nazi salutes, chanted: “My father was in the commandos, my mother was in the SS, together they burned Jews ’cause Jews burn the best,”
By JTA
The Conference of European Rabbis said it shared the communities’ concerns.
July 3, 2021, 11:14 am
Belgium pulls shul security
Jewish umbrella group said armed soldiers had been 'undeniably dissuasive' to potential attackers, and withdrawing it 'increases the threat' and insecurity
An orthodox Jew and a boy pass two police officers in Antwerp, Belgium, 2014. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
January 15, 2021, 9:43 am
Twins from Gaza filmed skating with Palestinian flag through Antwerp
Adham and Amjad Salah were detained and questioned following a complaint filed by the Forum of Jewish organisations in the Flemish region over alleged harassment and intimidation
By JTA
December 13, 2020, 12:12 pm
Belgian court reverses ban on houses of worship following Jewish petition
Successful bid by several Orthodox Jewish groups from Antwerp ensures shuls can reopen
By JTA
The study’s authors say that online scheduling ‘takes into account women’s daily routines’
December 3, 2020, 9:57 am
Revealed: The pandemic’s toll on Jews worldwide
Report sheds new light on unusually high mortality rates compared with non-Jews, twice as high as might normally be expected – a trend dubbed the 'British pattern' by its authors
By Tali Fraser
Armed guards at a shul in Antwerp
October 4, 2020, 11:45 am
Antwerp Jews to lose army protection under new Belgium government’s plan
A clause in the plan speaks of a 'gradual withdrawal' of the military from urban centres, protecting the city's 18,000 Jews
By JTA
Israel Start-Up Nation team (photo Dario Belingheri/BettiniPhoto©2020)
September 7, 2020, 10:01 am
OPINION: How the Start-Up Nation could represent the Tour for years to come
Russell Langer reflects on the rise of the Israel Start-up Nation team in the world's most famous cycling event
By Russell Langer
An orthodox Jew and a boy pass two police officers in Antwerp, Belgium, 2014. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
August 15, 2020, 7:08 pm
Belgian daily runs cartoon seen to label Jewish area ‘Coronavirus Village’
Drawing in Le Soir by artist Pierre Kroll claiming that strictly-Orthodox people in the Antwerp have Covid-19
By JTA
Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell testifies before the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs in 2019 (Wikipedia/ Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/european_parliament/48859228518/ Author: Author European Parliament from EU / Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode)
July 15, 2020, 12:59 pm
EU foreign ministers ask for list of actions to dissuade Israel from annexation
Officials from 11 countries write to the foreign policy chief asking for options that 'would 'contribute to our efforts to deter annexation, including legal consequences'
By Jewish News Reporter
Viviane Teitelbaum (Wikipedia/Author OnurSar95/ Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode )
June 28, 2020, 12:43 pm
Man sentenced for antisemitic death threats sent to Belgian Jewish politician
Brussels court handed down time to unnamed individual after his hateful message to  Viviane Teitelbaum.
By JTA
Lord Carlile, Dame Margaret Hodge, Lord Howard and Baroness Neville-Jones were key British signatories to the letter
June 24, 2020, 12:27 pm
More than 1,000 European parliamentarians sign letter against annexation
Lawmakers from 25 countries, including former Tory leader Lord Howard and ex-independent reviewer of terror legislation, Lord Carlile, flag 'serious concerns' over Israel's plans
By Jewish News Reporter
An orthodox Jew and a boy pass two police officers in Antwerp, Belgium, 2014. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
May 24, 2020, 10:12 am
Belgium plans to end army protection for Antwerp synagogues
Proposal, which is not yet finalised, would mean Antwep's shuls would no longer have soldiers guarding them
By JTA
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