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Antisemitism in Belgium

Police secure an area after a blast took place near a synagogue, in Liege, Belgium, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Valentin Bianchi)
September 26, 2026, 6:46 pm
Belgian official says attacks on Jews in country a coordinated effort ‘inspired’ by Iran
Head of nation’s Coordination Unit for Threat Analysis says synagogue bomb blast and torching of car were not isolated incidents, followed Iranian call to harm Jews and Israelis
By ToI Staff
Belgian police conduct their investigation outside a synagogue that was his by a blast overnight in Liege, Belgium, March 9, 2026. (John Thys/AFP)
June 26, 2026, 2:11 pm
Seven arrested over March bombing of Belgian synagogue
Counterterror raids lead to arrests of unidentified suspects in attack that harmed Great Synagogue in Liege, amid rash of attacks on diaspora Jews during Iran war
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Plaques installed in April 2026 inside the Cathedral of St. Michael in Brussels explain and apologize for the antisemitic violence depicted in the stained glass windows. (Courtesy of Flora Cassen)
May 7, 2026, 3:08 am
Brussels cathedral installs plaques apologizing for medieval pogrom depicted in its stained glass
Archbishop ‘asks forgiveness from the Jewish people for the suffering’ caused by 14th century claim that the city’s Jews desecrated communion wafers
By Grace Gilson
An ultra-Orthodox Jew walks past Belgian soldiers as they patrol during religious services in Antwerp, Belgium January 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
May 6, 2026, 9:45 pm
Belgium indicts 3 Jewish mohels, sparking diplomatic spat with Israel and US
After Sa’ar accuses Antwerp of antisemitism, his Belgian counterpart claims probe was initiated by representatives of Jewish community in country where only doctors allowed to perform medical procedures
By Zev Stub, Lazar Berman and Rossella Tercatin
Belgian military personnel stand guard outside a synagogue in central Antwerp as part of Belgium's reinforced security measures established at Jewish schools and synagogues, on March 23, 2026. (John Thys/AFP)
March 24, 2026, 3:17 pm
Car torched in suspected antisemitic attack in Belgium
Two minors arrested moments after the arson attack; Israel’s ambassador calls for a ‘thorough investigation and decisive action’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Belgian police man the perimeter around a synagogue on Leon Fredericq street after it was struck overnight by a blast in Liege on March 9, 2026. (JOHN THYS / AFP)
March 18, 2026, 4:25 pm
After synagogue attacks, Belgium sending soldiers to guard Jewish neighborhoods
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
By Zev Stub
Netherland's Foreign Minister David van Weel speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on December 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
March 17, 2026, 7:29 pm
Netherlands probing if Rotterdam synagogue attack has Iran link, minister says
Diaspora Ministry said Sunday that new terror group, which claimed responsibility for spate of attacks across Netherlands and Belgium, is believed to have ties to Iranian networks
By Reuters
Belgian police conduct their investigation outside a synagogue that was his by a blast overnight in Liege, Belgium, March 9, 2026. (John Thys/AFP)
March 9, 2026, 11:04 am
Synagogue in Belgium damaged in blast, no injuries; mayor: ‘Violent act of antisemitism’
Counter-terror police investigating Liege explosion; mayor says ‘there can be no question of importing external conflicts’; house of worship also serves as Jewish community museum
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a ritual circumcision (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 16, 2026, 5:01 pm
US ambassador to Belgium urges nation to drop charges over illegal circumcisions
Accusations against three mohels for acting without medical license are ‘antisemitic,’ Bill White says; European Commission also seeking a solution to impasse over Jewish ritual
By Zev Stub
A woman wearing a Palestinian flag pushes a stroller on a crosswalk outside EU headquarters in Brussels, May 26, 2024. (AP/Virginia Mayo)
January 8, 2026, 6:25 pm
Europe’s harshest Israel critics aren’t driven by Islamism or antisemitism, report suggests
Study to be released before International Holocaust Remembrance Day finds diplomatic failures, national narratives and virtue signaling in countries leading charge against Israel
By Zev Stub
Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever (R) poses with Israeli conductor Lahav Shani (L) following his performance with a philharmonic orchestra in Essen, Germany, September 13, 2025. (Bart De Wever via X)
September 14, 2025, 3:16 am
Belgium PM attends concert of Israeli conductor disinvited by festival
De Wever makes trip to support Lahav Shani after Ghent festival organizers scrapped performance as he hadn’t ‘unequivocally’ distanced himself from Israel’s government
By AFP
A doctor in Belgium was suspended after this diagnosis he allegedly wrote (pictured) indicated that a nine-year-old patient’s health problems related to her being Jewish. (X screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
September 3, 2025, 1:04 pm
Belgian hospital suspends doctor after ‘Jewish’ medical diagnosis causes uproar
Doctor who allegedly wrote the case summary found to have posted dozens of antisemitic messages
By Zev Stub
Illustrative: A swastika flag displayed in a showcase during the press preview at the new permanent exhibition of former Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald near Weimar, Germany, April 13, 2016.(AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
August 2, 2025, 7:52 pm
Belgian politician apologizes after compromising photo shows him draped in Nazi flag
Nivelles town councillor says photograph of him in his underwear with flag around him was ‘crass mistake’ during a ‘far too drunken’ evening
By AFP
The author Herman Brusselmans is seen at a soccer game in Gent, Belgium, in February 2016. (VI Images via Getty Images/JTA)
March 11, 2025, 11:51 pm
Writer who wanted to ‘ram a knife down Jews’ throats’ acquitted by Belgian court
Jewish groups around the world condemn the ruling, which branded the writing legitimate free expression, saying it sets a dangerous precedent for condoning future antisemitism
By Zev Stub
The author Herman Brusselmans is seen at a soccer game in Gent, Belgium, in February 2016. (VI Images via Getty Images/JTA)
August 9, 2024, 8:18 am
Belgian author sued for writing he wants to ram ‘knife through throat of every Jew I meet’
Herman Brusselmans declares he is filled with rage every time he sees a Jew on the street due to war in Gaza; he and magazine defend article as satirical
By Shira Li Bartov
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