Elul 26, 5776, 9/29/2016
In today's headlines: תג בכותרות
 Suspected Car Bomb Near US Embassy in BrusselsA suspected attempt at a car bombing near the US Embassy and Belgian Defense Ministry in Brussels led police to evacuate the area Wednesday. Brussels Confesses Deporting Jews to Death CampsBrussels officially recognized Sunday its complicity in the deportation of thousands of Jews to Nazi death camps during World War II. Antwerp Jews Stage Massive Emergency Attack DrillAn emergency bomb drill was held at a Jewish school in Antwerp, designed to prepare the city for a potential attack. University Recognition of BDS Creating FearA Brussels university accepts the anti-Israel boycott movement as an official student group, raising fears for young Belgian Jews. Belgium: Islamist Radical Charged with HatredBelgian prosecutors charge Islamist radical Fouad Belkacem with stoking hatred and provoking riots over arrest of Muslim woman. Belgium Leader Retracts ‘Ghetto’ ComparisonThe prime minister of the Flanders region of Belgium retracts his comparison of the security fence with the ghettos during World War II. Jews Denounce Recognition of BDS as Student ForumJewish leaders denounced the Free University of Brussels for recognizing BDS as a legitimate student forum. Europe's Jews Condemn Anti-Semitism in BelgiumEuropean Jewish Parliament and European Jewish Union strongly condemn anti-Semitic incident on a Belgium train. Belgian Doctor Suspended For Anti-Semitic AssaltsA Belgian doctor has been suspended for verbally attacking a Jewish college with anti-Semitic and racist slogans. Belgium: Imam Killed in Firebomb Attack on Mosque47-year-old Imam dies from injuries sustained in a firebomb on a mosque in a Muslim area of Brussels. Belgian Spree Killer Committed SuicideA spree killer who killed 4 and injured 120 in a handgun and grenade rampage in Liege turned his gun on himself earlier this week.Belgian Grenade Attack Kills 4, Wounds 64A lone man threw several grenades into a busy Belgium crossroads on Tuesday; attacker killed at the scene. New Belgian Prime Minister Unfriendly to IsraelElio Di Rupo who rose from abject poverty is Belgium's new prime minister. This is not good news for Israel.Belgian Crisis DeepensDespair has gripped Belgium that has gone 13 months without a real government since the elections.More Aliyah from BelgiumFigures show an increase of 63% in aliyah from Belgium to Israel in 2010. The reason: a rise in anti-Semitism. EU Elects New President, FMThe European Union has elected its first full-time president, and a new foreign policy chief. Neither has extensive foreign policy experience. |
