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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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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 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

In Belgium, the fight against anti-Semitism “remains in the rhetorical realm,” one prominent activist said.

June 7, 2019 1:36 pm

Promoter of Israel boycott set to enter Belgian parliament

By Cnaan Liphshiz May 24, 2019 12:13 pm

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

Gun fired at bedroom of Belgian Jewish family

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 28, 2018 6:05 am

In Europe, synagogues are protected like fortresses. It took decades to get there.

By Cnaan Liphshiz October 29, 2018 3:15 pm

Pro-Palestinian protesters crash Brussels concert by Israel-bound Phildelphia Orchestra

May 25, 2018 7:20 am

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