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Michael Freilich, former editor-in-chief of a Jewish magazine in Antwerp, was elected to the Belgian federal parliament on May 26, 2019. Credit: EJP.

First Orthodox Jew elected to serve in Belgian parliament

BRUSSELS—38-year-old Michael Freilich, former editor-in-chief of Joods Actueel in Antwerp, a Jewish magazine founded by his grandfather Louis Davids, was elected to a seat in the Belgian parliament on Sunday. Freilich, who ran on the list of...
The Dossin barracks, between Brussels and Antwerp, the antechamber of the death camps. Credit: EJP.

Relatives of victims seek Holocaust compensation from Belgium’s railway

Descendants of Holocaust victims in Belgium are pressing the country’s railway company SNCB to compensate them for its role in the deportations of Jews during the Holocaust, following the examples of France and the...
Shechita (kosher slaughter) of a chicken. Credit: Yofial via Wikimedia Commons.

Belgian high court hears lawsuit against kosher slaughter ban

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Belgium’s Constitutional Court heard a lawsuit against laws passed by two of the country’s largest regional governments, banning kosher and halal slaughter. It was brought by the Belgian Federation of Jewish Organizations (CCOJB), the representative...
Jan Breydel stadium in Bruges, Belgium. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Israeli entity demands action after Belgian soccer fans chant anti-Semitic slogans

Soccer fans in Belgium chanted anti-Semitic slogans, including ones about the burning of Jews, during a recent match in the city of Bruges, prompting an Israeli lawfare organization to take action. Footage published by La Derniere...
Chelsea FC vs. Liverpool FC. Credit: Greger Ravik/Flickr.

European Jewish Congress calls for strict action against anti-Semitic soccer fans

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In response to fans at soccer games engaging in anti-Semitic activity, such as singing an offensive song about Jews, the European Jewish Congress called on Thursday for professional leagues to take stricter action. Supporters of...
The so-called Michaël Lustig monument, in the shape of a dreidel, is located at the confluence of a major canal.

Vandals in Belgium damage Holocaust memorial

Vandals damaged a Holocaust memorial in the Belgian city of Ghent, some 50 kilometers west of Brussels, on the eve of a Kristallnacht (“Night of the Broken Glass”) commemoration. The so-called Michaël Lustig monument, in...
Foundation being laid for school named after terrorist Dalal Mughrabi, this time not with Belgian funds (PMW)

Belgium cuts PA funding with one hand, rewards with the other

Belgium has announced that it has “enhanced” the diplomatic status of the PLO representation in Brussels. Formerly only granting diplomatic status to the head of mission, Belgium has now granted this to an additional...
European Union First Vice President Frans Timmermans and Commissioner Vera Jourova on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the “Kristallnach.” Credit: EJP.

80th Kristallnacht anniversary: ‘Jewish people should not have to question their future in Europe’

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BRUSSELS—“Jewish people should never again have to ask themselves whether they or their children have a future in the European Union,” declared First Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans and Věra Jourová—a...
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem on Feb. 7, 2017. Photo by Isaac Harari/Flash90.

Belgian minister: ‘We have to combat anti-Semitism with all possible forces’

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”We carry the Jewish community in our hearts and will never allow that you become the target of blind violence,” said Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Jan Jambon in an address to...
Foreign Affairs chief of the European Union Federica Mogherini. Credit: Annika Haas (EU2017EE) via Flickr.

Mogherini: ‘No move of EU representation to Jerusalem until final status of city resolved’

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BRUSSELS —“The European Union has a clear, consolidated position on Jerusalem, which was reaffirmed in numerous Foreign Affairs Council conclusions. The E.U. will continue to respect the international consensus on Jerusalem embodied in, inter...