Belgium

Protesters demonstrate against Israel's plan to apply its civilian laws in the West Bank during a rally in Brussels, Belgium on June 28, 2020. (Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Belgian government funds groups that promise to weaken influence of pro-Israel voices

One ministry also supports a campaign to boycott Israeli firms “active in the settlements,” a new report shows.

By Cnaan Liphshiz July 2, 2020 9:35 am

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The Chamber of Representatives in Brussels. Belgium. (Wikimedia Commons)

Belgian parliament calls on EU to prepare list of ‘countermeasures’ against Israeli annexation

It’s the first official public reference to sanctions on Israel by a legislative branch of an EU member state.

June 26, 2020 1:35 am

Israeli brothers suspected of murdering compatriot in Belgium over drugs

The body of the victim, 21, was dumped inside a bag with heavy objects inside the Antwerp port.

June 15, 2020 9:34 am

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

By Cnaan Liphshiz June 11, 2020 5:30 pm

Michel Baert, right, and two commemoration activists laying a wreath at a Holocaust monument in Boortmeerbeek, Belgium on April 19, 2020. (Michel Baert)

Belgian police charge 3 for commemorating Holocaust in violation of coronavirus rules

By Cnaan Liphshiz April 27, 2020 10:25 am

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

In some European Jewish communities, getting the coronavirus carries a stigma

By Cnaan Liphshiz April 13, 2020 4:42 pm

The Netherlands is OK with citizens being exposed to the coronavirus. That’s both reassuring and terrifying to me.

By Cnaan Liphshiz March 24, 2020 2:45 pm

Maria Nowak receiving Flemish Prime Minister Jan Jambon to her 100th birthday celebration at her home in Krakow, Poland on Jan. 20, 2020. (Tytus Kondracki)

Belgian leader celebrates Holocaust rescuer’s 100th birthday

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 22, 2020 3:31 pm

Belgian Holocaust museum cancels event honoring activist who promotes Israel sanctions

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 12, 2019 2:27 pm

Puppets of Jews on display at the Aalst Carnaval in Belgium on March 3, 2019. Courtesy of FJO

Belgian parade that mocked Jews gives up its UNESCO endorsement

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 2, 2019 2:42 pm

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