Belgium

CAM calls charges against Mohels in Belgium a witch-hunt, designed to make Jewish life impossible

US Ambassador White tweeted, “Anti-Semitism is unacceptable in any form and it must be rooted out of our society. And I call upon all of Belgium to do a much better job on this subject."

 A ‘mohel’ performs a ‘brit milah,’ the Jewish circumcision ceremony, 2012.
A Belgian national flag flies over the Royal Palace

'It's our right to live freely as Jews': Belgian Jewish leader on circumcision bans - interview

Brussels Airlines designed its new plane as a tribute to Tintin

Brussels Airlines unveils new plane entirely paying tribute to Belgian Tintin

People stroll through the Grand Place (Grote Markt) near the Brabo Fountain in Antwerp, Belgium November 7, 2025.

US ambassador demands that Belgium drop ‘ridiculous and antisemitic’ investigation of mohels


Belgian PM says he would ignore Netanyahu ICC arrest warrant, cites 'realpolitik'

"I don't think there is a single European country that would arrest Netanyahu if he were on its territory, " he continued.

 (L-R) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Belgian Prime Minister  Bart De Wever over a backdrop of the ICC.

'Belgium is blind to antisemitism': Another Belgian gov't fails to protect Belgian Jewry - analysis

The Belgian government has failed to fulfill its promise to tackle antisemitism.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever delivers a speech during the "European Industry Summit 2025, The Clean Industrial Deal", in Antwerp, Belgium February 26, 2025.

Britain to return artwork stolen by Nazis to Jewish family

Samuel Hartveld and his wife were among those escaping Nazi persecution, leaving behind a number of belongings including the oil-on-canvas work "Aeneas and his Family Fleeing Burning Troy."

Aeneas and his Family Fleeing Burning Troy painting by Henry Gibbs, 1654, is seen in this handout image obtained by Reuters on March 28, 2025.

Archaeologists discover well-preserved Roman dog in Belgium

Experts believe the dog was an offering linked to rituals associated with an important building.

 Archaeologists discover well-preserved Roman dog under stone foundation in Velzeke.

Belgian author acquitted over antisemitic column, Jewish groups condemn ruling

Brusselmans sparked widespread condemnation after writing in his column about the war in Gaza.

 Writer Herman Brusselmans at the Gent Correctional Court. Tuesday 05 November 2024.

Belgians sniff, ingest, or inject between seven and eleven times more ketamine than in 2012

Over the course of a decade, researchers observed up to eleven times more residues of ketamine.

 Ketamine use soars in Belgium: University of Antwerp Toxicology Center sounds alarm. Illustration.

Hind Rajab Foundation files complaint against Gideon Sa'ar to ICC before Brussels visit

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar is scheduled to visit Brussels in a few days as part of his diplomatic work.

 Gideon Sa'ar, Foreign Affairs Minister, March 28, 2024.

Belgium has a new government. What does it mean for the Jewish community and Israel? - opinion

Jews in Belgium look forward to the change as they are united in their concern for Israel's security and hostages' fate.

 Students take part in a pro-Palestinian protest in front of the Israeli Embassy in Brussels, Belgium May 30, 2024.

Amichai Chikli cancels plans to Belgium over legal, security threats

The decision came from fears that pro-Palestinian organizations might file a legal motion for his arrest upon arrival in Belgium.

 Israeli minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2024.

Belgium's railway should apologize but not pay for sending Jews to Nazi death camps - gov. report

A member of the commission, who is a child of Holocaust survivors, said the report "does not honor the memory of thousands of Jews.”

 THE FRONT GATE of Auschwitz carries the infamous phrase: ‘Arbeit macht frei.’ The writer states: ‘Perhaps we as Jews are less alone in our grief than we may fear.’