Belgium

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

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

02/04/2025

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."

By REUTERS
29/03/2025

Archaeologists discover well-preserved Roman dog in Belgium

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

Belgian author acquitted over antisemitic column, Jewish groups condemn ruling

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

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.

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.

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

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

By HENRI BENKOSKI
14/02/2025

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.

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.”

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
22/01/2025
World Jewish Restitution Organization Chair of Operations Gideon Taylor

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.

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
21/01/2025
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