Brussels

HIAS Greece translator Jalal Barezkai, right, assisting a Syrian refugee in an encampment near the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesvos, Greece on May 9, 2018. (Bill Swersey/HIAS)

HIAS opens Brussels office to bring Jews and non-Jewish asylum seekers together

The new office is meant to empower local communities to welcome asylum seekers and work with the European Union.

Rutgers team trains Jews and Muslims from Brussels enclaves in identifying extremists

The sessions focused on community policing — cultivating relationships with communities that produce attackers as well as those that are likely targets for attacks.

Report: Brussels airport suicide bombers targeted Jews and US travelers

"It’s clear they had quite specific targets,” an unnamed source close to the investigation said of the March 22 bombing claimed by ISIS.

Global

Belgium’s largest airline quits serving West Bank-produced halva

Global

Brussels Jews protest Antwerp refusal to honor Holocaust victims with cobblestones

Global

Tel Aviv flights also targeted at Brussels airport, ‘man in the hat’ bomber says

Culture

Belgian Jew injured in Brussels attacks becomes Facebook ‘voice of the wounded’

Global

Belgium denies soldiers guarding Brussels synagogues had no bullets

Global

Operator of Belgium terror hotline fired for telling caller Israel doesn’t exist

Global

Belgian vice PM acknowledges street celebrations following Brussels attacks

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