Jewish organization blasts Belgian report rejecting Holocaust compensation Rejecting compensation allows the National Railway Company of Belgium to "dilute and evade the necessity of taking any current action," said the World Jewish Restitution Organization. JNS Staff Jan. 21, 2025
Terror supporter excluded from municipal coalition in Belgium The center-right New Flemish Alliance refused to govern alongside Hassoun, who called for Hamas to take more Israeli hostages. Yossi Lempkowicz Jan. 13, 2025
Two Belgian schools refuse to commemorate Shoah because of Gaza war Linking the Holocaust to Gaza is exactly why the schools must take part in such ceremony, says the European Jewish Association chairman. Yossi Lempkowicz Jan. 12, 2025
‘If Israel and Jerusalem fall, Europe and Rome are next,’ Belgian MP tells JNS "We are witnessing a paradigm shift in Europe" as the radical right draws closer to the Jewish state, said Belgian lawmaker Sam van Rooy. Akiva Van Koningsveld Dec. 23, 2024
Belgian MP appointed as diplomatic envoy for leading Jewish organization Michael Freilich is the first Orthodox Jewish lawmaker in Belgium. Yossi Lempkowicz Dec. 17, 2024
TAU researchers receive $1m prize at Belgian university They were awarded the prestigious honor despite calls for a boycott of Israel. Dec. 12, 2024
International community applauds truce, turns attention back to the Strip “A ceasefire in Lebanon highlights the urgent need for the violence in Gaza to stop,” Irish Deputy Prime Minister Micheál Martin said. Nov. 27, 2024
Israel, fresh off a draw with France, stuns Belgium 1-0 Despite the historic victory, the Blue and White were relegated from the UEFA Nations League top tier. Joshua Marks Nov. 18, 2024
Belgian cops nab six alleged copycats of Amsterdam pogrom Following the arrests, older footage surfaced of three males hitting a 14-year-old boy and telling him to say "Free Palestine." Canaan Lidor Nov. 11, 2024
