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Belgian federal parliament welcomes its first Orthodox Jewish lawmaker

Michael Freilich, 38, will serve along many new members of the far-right Flemish Interest party, which Belgian Jews say has a Holocaust denial problem.

By Cnaan Liphshiz May 28, 2019 8:23 am

Jewish journalist who covered Belgium’s ritual slaughter ban enters politics to end it

Michael Freilich in all likelihood will become his country’s first Orthodox lawmaker.

January 22, 2019 4:12 pm

Belgian ban on kosher slaughter has Jews worried about what comes next

The law that went into effect this month has put hundreds of meat industry employees out of a job but allows for customs-free import.

January 4, 2019 11:52 am

Belgium ends funding for Palestinian schools over honoring of terrorist

September 14, 2018 1:49 pm

How a rabbi got caught up in a Belgian spy scandal

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 14, 2018 11:45 am

In this Belgian city, a heatwave puts cherished Rosh Hashanah tradition on ice

By Cnaan Liphshiz August 27, 2018 4:50 pm

Booking.com labeled Jerusalem as an ‘Israeli settlement’

July 31, 2018 2:17 pm

Belgian model poses nude in front of Western Wall plaza

By Cnaan Liphshiz June 27, 2018 4:26 am

Dutch defender of Israel publishes harassing voice mail by Dutch-Muslim politician

June 6, 2017 6:42 am

Israel’s allies vastly inflate anti-Semitism problem, Belgian charity boss says

September 16, 2016 7:26 am

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