Joel Rubinfeld

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)

Dozens chant about an ancient massacre of Jews at pro-Palestinian rally in Brussels

An anti-Semitism watchdog called it incitement to violence and filed a police complaint.

By Cnaan Liphshiz June 29, 2020 4:47 pm

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Doubling down on anti-Semitic displays, Belgian parade features costumes of Orthodox Jews with insect bodies

Other participants at the Aalst Carnival wore fake hooked noses and waved a sign saying “don’t tell the truth about Jews.”

February 23, 2020 9:58 am

A painting featuring a large swastika at the Bog-Art gallery in Brussels, Belgium.(Courtesy of LBCA)

In Belgium, Jewish leaders worry that anti-Semitism has gone mainstream

The country is unusual in Western Europe both for the prevalence of anti-Semitism and the refusal of some in power to condemn it.

October 2, 2019 3:49 pm

A painting featuring a large swastika at the Bog-Art gallery in Brussels, Belgium.(Courtesy of LBCA)

Belgian politician puts his own swastika painting in window of Brussels art gallery

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 19, 2019 7:17 am

A sign saying no Jews are allowed at a cafe in Belgium in 2014. (Courtesy of the Belgian League Against Anti-Semitism)

Belgian prosecutors drop case against cafe owner who welcomed dogs, but not Jews

By Cnaan Liphshiz June 7, 2019 1:36 pm

Aide to French far-right party leader pictured wearing Orthodox Jew costume

By Cnaan Liphshiz May 17, 2019 8:41 am

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

I spoke to the creators of Belgium’s anti-Semitic carnival float. They’re not sorry.

By Cnaan Liphshiz March 6, 2019 4:15 pm

In downtown Brussels, once vibrant synagogues are now dying or sold

By Cnaan Liphshiz February 5, 2019 3:33 pm

Belgian imam called to ‘burn Zionists’ in 2009 video

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 9, 2019 7:59 am

Pittsburgh shooting may be ‘turning point’ for US Jewish security, says European leader

By Cnaan Liphshiz October 27, 2018 6:00 pm

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