Belgium

To save brit milah, it's time to end a controversial circumcision practice - opinion

Protecting brit milah means separating the covenant from a risky practice that Jewish law does not require.

US AMBASSADOR to Belgium Bill White shows an image of a ritual circumcision, in Brussels.
A Belgian national flag flies over the Royal Palace

Belgium's ban on ritual circumcision is the same as making Jews second-class citizens - editorial

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Belgium’s prosecution of circumcision is antisemitic, Jewish leaders say

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

Jewish community was top target of extremist threats in Belgium in 2025


A name and a place: After 83 years, 52 descendants honor Holocaust victims in Antwerp

'Growing up, it was clear to me that I would live in Israel – it felt like the most fitting response to what my grandparents endured.'

 SONNY BAURNFREUND speaks outside the home of the grandparents he never met.

'Unacceptable,' foreign ministries summon Israeli ambassadors over IDF firing near diplomats

The IDF fired warning shots near a delegation of 25 people, after they entered an unapproved area in order 'to distance them.'

 IDF troops being interviewed in Jenin, following IDF operations in the city, January 27, 2025.

Yuval Raphael is a symbol of Israel's astonishing resilience - editorial

Maybe people were simply voting for the song and the performance, not expressing any deeper political sentiment. Either way, we have reason to feel proud.

 Yuval Raphael, representing Israel, performs "New Day Will Rise," during the Grand Final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, May 17, 2025

Belgian police raid houses of mohalim, seize circumcision tools

According to Belgian reports, alongside the seizing of tools the mohalim were asked to provide records of all boys they had circumcised in the last year.

 Belgian police in Antwerp

Israeli Mens Track team wins gold in marathon at Belgium's European Running Championships

In the women’s competition, Israelis Chemtai Lonah Salpeter and Maor Tiyouri finished in third and fourth place, respectively.

L to R: Second placed Israel's Gashau Ayale, Italian winner Iliass Aouani and third placed Israel's Maru Teferi pose on the podium after the men's marathon from Leuven to Brussels, at the European Running Championships, in Brussels on April 13, 2025.

Metal detector hunt leads to dangerous WWII cache in Belgian town

'When you find grenades or similar objects, it is important to leave them where they are and not move them yourself.'

 Metal detector hunt leads to dangerous WWII cache in Belgian town.

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.