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Israel-Belgium relations

View of a newly constructed Jewish residential area in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev, with the West Bank security barrier in the background, on November 19, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90 )
May 13, 2026, 5:54 am
Belgium refuses to renew passport of Israeli citizen living in Jerusalem area beyond Green Line
Annabelle Herciger-Tenzer, a Pisgat Zeev resident who immigrated to Israel in 1980, says Belgian consulate’s rejection of her request ‘was simply like being slapped in the face’
By Nava Freiberg
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
Col. Moshe Tetro speaks during a briefing at the Kerem Shalom border crossing with Gaza on January 10, 2024. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)
February 16, 2026, 12:41 am
Belgian arms factory workers strike over IDF attaché’s visit to premises
Trade union calls Col. Moshe Tetro’s participation in defense ministry tour ‘unacceptable’ as workers halt production; Hind Rajab Foundation chief lauds day-long strike
By ToI Staff
A view of Esh Kodesh, an Israeli outpost in the West Bank, on December 14, 2025. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
December 24, 2025, 9:55 pm
14 countries condemn Israeli approval of new West Bank settlements
France, Britain, Germany and others say authorization of 19 sites is illegal under international law, warn unilateral actions in West Bank could derail fragile Gaza ceasefire
By AFP and Jeremy Sharon
Presiding judge Yuji Iwasawa, third right, opens the International Court of Justice hearings into a United Nations request for an advisory opinion on Israel's obligations to allow humanitarian assistance in Gaza and the West Bank, in The Hague, Netherlands, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
December 23, 2025, 8:54 pm
Belgium joins South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
Brussels files declaration of intervention at The Hague, but says move intended to clarify its interpretation of international law rather than fully back case against Israel
By AFP and ToI Staff
Israel Philharmonic maestro Lahav Shani performing a live broadcast concert on October 22, 2023, playing to the faces of the Hamas hostages. (Courtesy)
September 12, 2025, 11:19 pm
Berlin hall to host Israeli conductor after Belgian festival scraps performance
Munich Philharmonic will play concert, conducted by Lahav Shani, at German capital’s famed Konzerthaus; Belgian PM slams Flanders festival’s ‘reckless and irresponsible’ decision
By Reuters
Lahav Shani, conductor of the Israel Philharmonic, in an undated photo from circa 2024. (Credit Marco Borggreve)
September 11, 2025, 4:25 am
Belgian festival scraps performance by Munich Philharmonic over Israeli conductor
German, Belgian ministers, Israel Philharmonic criticize decision after Flanders Festival Ghent says it lacked ‘sufficient clarity’ about Lahav Shani’s stance on Israeli government
By AFP and ToI Staff
Belgium's Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, February 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
September 5, 2025, 10:46 pm
Belgian FM says EU credibility on foreign policy ‘collapsing’ over Gaza war inaction
Prevot says decision on Palestinian state recognition, Israeli sanctions will send ‘strong political and diplomatic signal’ to Netanyahu’s government
By AFP and ToI Staff
Mourners chant slogans as they carry the body of Mohammad al-Madani, who was killed earlier in the day during an Israeli army raid on the Balata camp for Palestinian refugees, east of Nablus in the West Bank on September 3, 2025. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
September 4, 2025, 11:48 pm
Shin Bet said to warn PA at risk of collapse; Netanyahu holds discussion on West Bank
Security officials reportedly tell leaders that PA’s unraveling would lead to chaos; official denies PM discussing annexation at meet with ministers
By Lazar Berman, Nava Freiberg and Jacob Magid
Left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the opening ceremony of the new Knesset museum, in Jerusalem on August 11, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Right: Belgium's Prime Minister Bart de Wever attends a joint press conference with the German Chancellor (unseen) after bilateral talks at the Chancellery in Berlin on August 26, 2025. (Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
September 3, 2025, 6:58 pm
Netanyahu brands Belgian PM ‘weak’ for plans to recognize Palestinian state
Foreign Minister Sa’ar tells Belgian newspaper that Palestinian statehood is ‘not happening now’ as ‘this process can only be realistic when they change their attitude’
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Belgium's Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, February 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
September 2, 2025, 11:59 am
Belgium to recognize Palestinian state at UN General Assembly, impose sanctions on Israel
Move to be formalized when hostages freed, Hamas out of power; far-right ministers, violent settlers, Hamas leaders to be banned; Brussels will back moves to suspend EU-Israel cooperation
By Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Agencies
The purple and white flag of the IDF's Givati brigade (L) and Israeli flags fly in the crowd at Belgium's Tomorrowland music festival, July 19, 2025 (X, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
July 21, 2025, 4:29 pm
2 Israelis briefly held in Belgium after activists urge their arrest for ‘war crimes’
Civilian and soldier, who were attending Tomorrowland festival, released after questioning; Hind Rajab Foundation says they were responsible for Gaza ‘genocide’
By Nava Freiberg
Israeli flags fly in the crowd at Belgium's Tomorrowland music festival, July 19, 2025 (X, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
July 20, 2025, 12:27 pm
Activists, citing ‘war crimes,’ urge Belgium to arrest Israelis at music festival
Hind Rajab Foundation claims to identify two people at Tomorrowland tied to ‘genocide’ in Gaza, shares photo of men waving flag of IDF’s Givati Brigade at concert
By ToI Staff
Members of a diplomatic delegation from the European Union stand behind a gate on the eastern entrance of Jenin camp during a visit to the city of Jenin, on May 21, 2025 (Mohammad MANSOUR / AFP)
May 21, 2025, 9:52 pm
International outrage rings out after troops fire near dozens of diplomats in Jenin
Countries summon Israeli envoys, demand explanations and investigations into why soldiers fired warning shots near group of diplomats during visit to major West Bank city
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
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
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