Belgium

Chikli urges Jewish students to leave Belgian universities over Albanese honorary degree

The Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Ministry published a brief that examined Albanese's conduct, calling it "fundamentally incompatible" with the responsibilities of her role.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on December 24, 2025.
Belgian police in Antwerp

Belgian authorities arrest two Ashab al-Yamin-linked minors for suspected antisemitic Antwerp arson

Ashab al-Yamin claimed responsibility for the incident, claiming that such attacks will continue until "the blood of Palestinians, Lebanese, and all Muslims" is avenged.

|ByJAMES GENN, REUTERS
Belgian military personnel armed with FN SCAR assault rifles stand guard outside a synagogue in central Antwerp as part of Belgium's reinforced security measures established at Jewish schools and synagogues, on March 23, 2026.

First cohort of Belgian soldiers take up position outside Jewish sites as security bolstered

The move follows an explosion this month at a synagogue in Liege, an arson attack on a synagogue in Rotterdam, and an explosion at a Jewish school in Amsterdam.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER, REUTERS
Police officers pictured during a joint demonstration in Brussels to denounce the federal government's 'unfair and inhumane' measures, on Thursday 12 March 2026.

Belgium deploys military personnel to protect Jewish communities amid rising antisemitic threat

The move comes one week after an Islamic Resistance-aligned terror group carried out an attack on a Liège synagogue, prompting several Belgian politicians to call for increased protection of Jews.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

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."

MARCH 29, 2025ByREUTERS
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.

MARCH 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

MARCH 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, MICHAEL STARR
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.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

FEBRUARY 16, 2025ByYUVAL BARNEA
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.

FEBRUARY 14, 2025ByHENRI BENKOSKI
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.

JANUARY 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.”

JANUARY 22, 2025BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
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.’

Belgium’s railway Holocaust report criticized for failing survivors

In a statement, WJRO President Gideon Taylor and COO Mark Weitzman called the omission a failure to address SNCB’s moral responsibility.

JANUARY 21, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
President of the World Jewish Restitution Organization, Gideon Taylor

Belgian film festival nixes Palestinian trans documentary over anti-Israel threats

The Cinemamed Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival announced last Wednesday that it would not be screening Yolande Zauberman's The Belle from Gaza.

DECEMBER 12, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
People take part in a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian terrorist group Hamas continues, in Brussels, Belgium, November 11, 2023.