 Belgium won't allow anti-Israel activist to speakActivist says Belgium rescinds invite after Israel pressure. AJC calls on Belgium to stop anti-Semitic carnival in AalstAJC Transatlantic Institute calls to prohibit organizers of Aalst carnival from displaying anti-Semitic floats.Foreign Minister calls on Belgium to ban anti-Semitic carnivalMayor of Aalst says Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz's call to ban carnival which displayed anti-Semitic float is "disproportional". Belgian Jewish MP hit for lighting menorah near nativity sceneOrthodox Jewish lawmaker in Belgium comes under fire for lightning menorah in Parliament near nativity scene and Christmas tees. PLO to Belgians: Recognize a Palestinian statePLO leader Nabil Shaath meets Belgian delegation, asks that Belgium unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state. Belgian daily accuses Jewish lawmaker of spying for IsraelEditor of De Morgen newspaper claims Jewish lawmaker Michael Freilich of 'spying.' 'No place for anti-Semitism at UNESCO or in the world'Israel's Foreign Ministry responds to decision to remove Belgian carnival from list of UNESCO events.UNESCO pulls anti-Semitic Belgian carnival from heritage listUN’s culture committee withdraws annual Aalst carnival from its heritage list over persistent charges of anti-Semitism. Holocaust museum cancels event honoring anti-Israel activistBelgium's main Holocaust museum cancels award ceremony honoring anti-Israel activist who claimed Jews had 'vastly inflated' anti-Semitism.Belgium requests UNESCO delist parade where Jews were mockedBelgium formally requests UN agency to remove Aalst Carnival, which features anti-Semitic float, from heritage list. Game of Thrones star nixes appearance over anti-Semitic effigiesCarice van Houten cancels planned appearance on Belgian show over inclusion of mayor who backed anti-Semitic parade float.EU Jewish leader slams mayor's defense of anti-Semitic float'They jumped rather than wait to be pushed,' says EJA chief Rabbi Margolin after Belgian city removes itself from UNESCO list.Belgian carnival drops UNESCO status over anti-Semitic floatAmid criticism of anti-Semitic float depicting hook-nosed Jews with bags of money, Belgian city pulls annual carnival from heritage list. Belgian officials boycott trade delegation to IsraelBDS movement scores victory in Belgium, with officials dropping out of delegation to Israel, accusing Israel of violating international law. Charges dropped against anti-Semitic Belgian soccer fansProsecutors in Belgium decide not to prosecute soccer supporters who sang at a match about burning Jews.Will UNESCO remove Belgian carnival from its list of events?UNESCO to vote on cutting ties with Belgian carnival where Jews were mocked. Belgian Jew launches Europe’s first mass-produced cannabis breadCannabread will be available for purchase in Carrefour supermarkets in Brussels and two other Belgian cities later in November. Belgium’s first female prime minister is JewishSophie Wilmes, daughter of Holocaust survivor, becomes first woman and first Jew to be elected as Prime Minister of Belgium.No malicious intent in anti-Semitic float, report saysBelgian parade’s Jewish float was anti-Semitic but not intentionally racist, government says.European Jews to UNESCO: Stop funding anti-Semitic carnivalBelgian carnival again under fire for anti-Semitic imagery. "Straight out of the Nazi playbook."Belgian parade organizers print anti-Semitic caricaturesCaricatures featuring Orthodox Jews with red, hooked noses and golden teeth printed on ribbons intended for participants in annual event. Brussels: Knife-wielding man asks passersby if they are JewishPolice arrest man who shouted about Allah and asked if people were Jewish while brandishing a knife. Has anti-Semitism has gone mainstream in Belgium?Jewish leaders in Belgium fear that anti-Semitism is becoming mainstream, as anti-Jewish stereotypes gain acceptance. Jewish organizations appeal: Repeal ban on kosher slaughterInternational Legal Forum, faith-based organizations, appeal to European court to cancel Belgian ban on kosher slaughter. University uses hook nose gesture for ‘Jew’ in sign languageBelgian university draws criticism for using hooked nose gesture as sign for 'Jew'.'Shechita ban could be part of creeping expulsion of Jews'Jewish Agency urges Belgian province to reverse its ban on traditional forms of slaughter. 'This is a violation of religious freedom.' 'They are violating the religious rights of Belgian Jews'Belgium's Chief Rabbi tells Arutz Sheva about the fight against law prohibiting kosher slaughter in two of the country's three provinces. Belgian ban on kosher slaughter goes into effectLaw requiring animals to receive electric shock before slaughter goes into effect in Wallonia. Conference of European Rabbis concerned. EU-Israel affairs advisor: 'They're testing our limits'Jenny Aharon: 'Belgian government not only violates own laws on anti-Semitism, also violates EU core objectives.'Have you heard? Jews have hooked noses in BelgiumBelgium is very much the perfect example of Europe's future: the sordid alliance between the atheistic left and Islam. Belgian newspaper corrects anti-Semitic op-edDe Morgen newspaper removes reference to Jews as land thieves with "ugly noses" following uproar. Jewish groups protest Belgian newspaper's anti-Semitic articleSix European Jewish groups send letter to editor of De Morgen newspaper, ask him to retract article saying Jews have "ugly noses". Israel condemns Belgian paper’s defense of 'ugly noses' op-edIn unusual move, Israeli embassy condemns local daily for printing, defending op-ed portraying Jews as land thieves with ugly noses. Belgian editor defends column saying Jews have ‘ugly noses’Editor of left-wing Belgian paper denies column which accused Israel of mass-murder and claimed Jews have 'ugly noses' is anti-Semitic. 'No reason' to delete anti-Semitic interview, Dutch daily saysDutch paper slammed for publishing interview with author who said Jews have ugly noses.Belgian columnist: ‘There is no promised land, only stolen land’Belgian columnist Dimitri Verhulst writes of Jews’ ‘ugly noses’ in an article attacking Israel, says Jews ‘unjustly’ accuse him of racism.Plot to attack US embassy in Brussels foiledBelgian counter-terror police arrest man for plotting to attack US embassy in Belgium.Belgium brings six ISIS orphans homeThe children's jihadist parents met their deaths in ISIS battles which culminated in the Islamic State's defeat in March 2019. Belgian ruling 'way beyond justice denied'Wiesenthal Centre 'appalled at court endorsement of anti-Semitism by default,' after 5 years of 'procrastination.'In Belgium, the fight against anti-Semitism is only rhetoricalBelgian prosecutors drop case against cafe owner who welcomed dogs, but not Jews.Belgian far-right party triples voter share, becomes 2nd largestBelgian party supporting ban on kosher slaughter wins 15% of national vote. The first haredi in the Belgian parliamentMichael Freilich of Antwerp: I will be the representative of everyone - even those who did not vote for me.Promoter of Israel boycott set to enter Belgian parliamentCo-secretary of BDS Belgium, Simon Moutquin, placed on Ecolo party's federal elections ticket. Belgium museum killer in France over 2013 Syria kidnappingsBelgian authorities transfer French jihadist Nemmouche to Paris for questioning. Migration shockThe migration shock that is endangering Europe is felt most keenly in Belgium where 1 million people migrated to a country of 10 million, resulting in cultural separatism, the rise of Salafism and terror. What is Europe doing about it?At UNESCO, Austria slams anti-Semitic Belgian carnival displayAustrian delegation at UN organization takes Belgian town to task for anti-Semitic parade display. Belgium: French jihadi convicted of murdering 4 in Jewish museumFrench Muslim who murdered four at Brussels Jewish museum after returning to Europe from Syria found guilty by Belgian court.'Same anti-Semitism we saw in Belgium we see daily in PA'Co-Chairwoman Nadia Matar: 'To my fellow Jews still living in Belgium, being myself a Belgian, it is time to come home.'Belgian carnival float co-creator: 'No regrets'“I think the people who are offended are living in the past, of the Holocaust, but this was about the present." UNESCO: Carnival caricatures 'go against' our valuesUNESCO condemns the racist and anti-Semitic puppets displayed at Aalst, Belgium, carnival.Belgian mayor defends anti-Semitic carnival floatMayor of Aalst, where annual parade featured puppets of Jews and a rat, says carnival participants had no sinister intentions. Demand: Belgian mayor must explain anti-Semitism at carnivalHead of European Jewish Association blasts 'grotesque and disgusting' anti-Semitic Aalst carnival float, seeks assurances from city mayor.Belgium rabbi: UNESCO promotes incitement and racismBelgium's Rabbi Avraham Gigi blasts UNESCO for supporting carnival where anti-Semitic puppets were displayed.Belgian carnival features puppets of grinning Jew with a ratAt a Belgian carnival party, huge puppets made to resemble grinning Jews with rat, money bags. Prosecutors demand guilty verdict for Brussels museum shooterProsecutors formally demand guilty verdict against man accused of murdering four people at the Jewish museum in Brussels in 2014. Belgian authorities arrest two men suspected of terror plotBelgian authorities arrest two men suspected of plotting a terrorist attack. Main suspect arrested in Brussels' Molenbeek. Haredi journalist runs for Belgian parliamentBelgian-Jewish journalist expected to win seat in Belgian parliament with center-right party in bid to combat ban on kosher slaughter. |
