The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/antwerp/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Antwerp | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/antwerp/ 32 32 Car torched in suspected antisemitic attack in Belgium https://www.timesofisrael.com/car-torched-in-suspected-antisemitic-attack-in-belgium/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:17:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3786138 Two minors arrested moments after the arson attack; Israel's ambassador calls for a 'thorough investigation and decisive action'

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]]> After synagogue attacks, Belgium sending soldiers to guard Jewish neighborhoods https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-synagogue-attacks-belgium-sending-soldiers-to-guard-jewish-neighborhoods/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:25:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3781023 Troops will be deployed at two dozen sites in the wake of explosions last week at Jewish institutions in Liège and the Dutch cities of Amsterdam and Rotterdam

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]]> Belgian arts center apologizes for canceling Jewish school’s event over Gaza war https://www.timesofisrael.com/belgian-arts-center-apologizes-for-canceling-jewish-schools-event-over-gaza-war/ Sat, 08 Jun 2024 20:36:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3307764 But head of Antwerp's municipal-funded Monty Hall, which had cited Israel's 'genocide,' still vows not to cooperate with Israeli government 'or any organization associated with it'

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]]> Antwerp rabbi files police complaint against 6 circumcisers who suck blood by mouth https://www.timesofisrael.com/antwerp-rabbi-files-police-complaint-against-6-circumcisers-who-suck-blood-by-mouth/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:11:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3158513 Moshe Aryeh Friedman, whom many in Belgian Jewish community consider a gadfly, says that the custom known as 'metzitzah b'peh' is dangerous and unnecessary

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]]> ‘Godfather’ meets ‘Shtisel’: New Netflix thriller delves into Haredi diamond dealers https://www.timesofisrael.com/godfather-meets-shtisel-new-netflix-thriller-delves-into-haredi-diamond-dealers/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 02:14:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2997887 'Rough Diamonds,' an Israeli-Belgian co-production, tells a tale of an Antwerp Hasidic family struggling to keep its business alive as it is drawn deeper into the underworld

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]]> At Antwerp Haredi school, non-Jewish staff strike on failure to virus-test kids https://www.timesofisrael.com/parents-wont-virus-test-kids-at-antwerp-haredi-school-non-jewish-staff-strike/ Sat, 06 Feb 2021 03:50:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2483030 Teachers at girls’ department of the Jesode Hatora Beth Jacob school stop working, citing failure of some parents to test children for the coronavirus to teachers’ satisfaction

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]]> Antwerp mayor: Ultra-Orthodox fanning anti-Semitism by flouting COVID-19 orders https://www.timesofisrael.com/antwerp-mayor-ultra-orthodox-fanning-anti-semitism-by-flouting-covid-19-orders/ Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:02:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2476982 Bart De Wever warns of 'terrible backlash' as members of community caught breaking restrictions while some Jewish neighborhoods have infection rate 4 times higher than rest of city

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]]> Belgian court reverses virus ban on houses of worship, following Jewish petition https://www.timesofisrael.com/belgian-court-reverses-virus-ban-on-houses-of-worship-following-jewish-petition/ Sat, 12 Dec 2020 06:25:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2447139 Nation has world’s highest reported death rate from COVID-19 per million inhabitants; Jewish umbrella group welcomes ruling, saying restrictions unfair if museums, pools are open

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]]> Belgian daily runs cartoon seeming to label Jewish area ‘coronavirus village’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/belgian-daily-runs-cartoon-seeming-to-label-jewish-area-coronavirus-village/ Sat, 15 Aug 2020 15:09:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2368584 Le Soir takes heat for drawing that includes an Orthodox Jewish man in Antwerp without a face covering, as masks are seen on the ground nearby

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]]> Belgium plans to end army protection for Antwerp synagogues https://www.timesofisrael.com/belgium-plans-to-end-army-protection-for-antwerp-synagogues/ Fri, 22 May 2020 21:21:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2311870 Expected move related to budget shortfalls caused by coronavirus pandemic; Jewish community says it needs 'more, not less protection'

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]]> Amid record heat, Belgian drug dealers call cops on themselves https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-record-heat-belgian-drug-dealers-call-cops-on-themselves/ Thu, 25 Jul 2019 14:18:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2118618 With 40-degree highs in Antwerp, two men get stuck in a metal shipping container full of cocaine

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]]> Iraqi man with kippah and knives stopped at entrance to Antwerp synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraqi-man-with-kippah-and-knives-stopped-at-entrance-to-antwerp-synagogue/ Wed, 12 Jun 2019 06:09:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2092769 Guards suspected the man, who claimed to be Jewish, was not a member of the community; police detain him for questioning

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]]> US anti-Semitism envoy: Europe’s kosher meat bans ‘forced expulsion’ for Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-anti-semitism-envoy-europes-kosher-meat-bans-forced-expulsion-for-jews/ Wed, 15 May 2019 05:45:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2075906 Elan Carr tells rabbis' conference that the prohibition on Jewish method of ritual slaughter of animals is 'intolerable'

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]]> Belgium probes suspicious death of Palestinian boy at asylum center https://www.timesofisrael.com/belgium-probes-suspicious-death-of-palestinian-boy-at-asylum-center/ Thu, 25 Apr 2019 12:00:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2063811 Body of 9-year-old who holds Lebanese citizenship found in ditch near Antwerp; prosecutors office says 5 people arrested

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]]> Anti-Zionist rabbi finds himself and family embroiled in Belgian spy scandal https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-zionist-rabbi-finds-himself-and-family-embroiled-in-belgian-spy-scandal/ Sat, 15 Sep 2018 09:31:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1925674 Moshe Aryeh Friedman and his daughter, who is running for office in Antwerp, face scrutiny over their ties to woman accused of spying for Morocco

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