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In Antwerp, haredi Orthodox Jew overpowers and tackles his attacker

Police arrived at the scene while the suspect was pinned down and arrested him.

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Antwerp Mayor Bart de Wever in Antwerp, Belgium in May 2014. (Joker / Alexander Stein/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

Antwerp mayor says haredi Orthodox ignoring COVID measures has triggered anti-Semitism — and it could get worse

Bart de Wever, who has had good relations with the community, was commenting on the closure of a synagogue where protocol was twice ignored.

City of Antwerp invites residents of heavily Jewish neighborhoods for COVID-19 testing

Infection rates have jumped in the two neighborhoods and are now four times higher than the city average, the mayor said.

A haredi Jew cycling past a police car in Antwerp, Belgium on March 16, 2016. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

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Twins from Gaza filmed skating with Palestinian flag through Antwerp Jewish neighborhood

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Belgian court reverses ban on houses of worship following Jewish petition

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Antwerp Jews to lose army protection under new Belgium government’s plan

Vultures fly over a Jewish man in Antwerp, Belgium in a caricature from August 7, 2020 that critics say is anti-Semitic. (Pierre Kroll/Le Soir)

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Belgian daily runs cartoon seen to label Jewish neighborhood ‘Coronavirus Village’

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Israeli brothers suspected of murdering compatriot in Belgium over drugs

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Defying their own dire projection, the Orthodox Jewish community of Antwerp has weathered the coronavirus surprisingly well

Haredi Jews walking in Antwerp, Belgium on March 16, 2016. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

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Antwerp Jewish community braces for 85% infection rate and hundreds of deaths from coronavirus

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