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EJA seeks protected minority status for Europe Jews to tackle antisemitism, protect Jewish practice

The status would mean that Jewish life and practice will no longer depend on the goodwill of whichever government is in power at any given time.

Rabbis from across Europe gather for a group photo at the Brandenburg Gate on March 10, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.
Newly arrived displaced people queue to receive meals at Thobo Camp, in Engpung County, Sudan, January 29, 2026.

The war the world overlooked: Sudan’s humanitarian catastrophe - opinion

ARCHBISHOP LUC Terlinden and Brussels Chief Rabbi Albert Guigui.

Brussels church apologizes for 1370 blood libel, removes antisemitic stained glass window

An illustrative image of a number of European Union member states' flags leading up to the EU flag at the European Parliament headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

European Union calls for moratorium on military strikes in Middle East on energy, water facilities


Chikli didn’t attend EU Holocaust event due to hostage family letter, not security issues - source

The source's claims that the letter had led to the cancellation contradicted the official line that Chikli was advised by Israeli security services not to attend.

 MK AMICHAI CHIKLI attends the House Committee meeting in the Knesset last week at which he was declared a defector.

Amichai Chikli cancels plans to Belgium over legal, security threats

The decision came from fears that pro-Palestinian organizations might file a legal motion for his arrest upon arrival in Belgium.

 Israeli minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2024.

Expedition uncovers 115 meteorites in Antarctica's unexplored Belgica Mountains

We found rare specimens, like a pallasite meteorite, which reveals details about major collisions in solar system history.

 Expedition uncovers 115 meteorites in Antarctica's unexplored Belgica Mountains. Illustration.

Belgian state held accountable for colonial-era abduction of mixed-race children

The ruling overturned a 2021 one that had determined that the case was time-barred.

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Civil Services and State-owned companies, Petra De Sutter is sworn in by Belgian King Philippe at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Belgium October 1, 2020.

Brussels venue de-platforms Al-Jazeera-funded conference over Hamas leader participation

Majed Al-Zeer, who was designated by the US earlier this week, was set to lead an event at the private-owned Brussels Press Club with his lobbying organization, EUPAC.

 Brussels venue de-platforms Al-Jazeera-funded conference over Hamas leader participation

Belgium searches 14 houses in terrorism probe, detains seven for questioning

The house searches took place in the cities of Antwerp, Liege and Ghent, among others, and in the Brussels region.

 A police officer stands guard outside the site of a police operation against a deadly shooting suspect, in Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium, October 17, 2023.

'We are going to take off your head,' Jewish woman told by Belgian student activists

Free University of Brussels's encampment was cleared on Tuesday, the same day as an alleged attack on a Jewish woman walking past the encampment with her dogs.

People take part in a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian terrorist group Hamas continues, in Brussels, Belgium, November 11, 2023.

'Escalate for Palestine:' Belgian Holocaust memorial defaced

"Escalate for Palestine, everyone," the graffiti on the Monument to the Righteous of Belgium read.

 A Brussels memorial to non-Jews who worked to rescue Jews from the Nazi genocide campaign was defaced with anti-Israel messages on Tuesday, Jewish organizations said. 

Plaque for Belgian resistance fighters who saved Jews defaced with swastika

The memorial plaque in Brussels that a white swastika and the white nationalist version of the Celtic Cross had been painted on the memorial. 

 European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 20, 2023.

Two sanitation workers in Brussels are accused of chanting for the death of Jewish politician

Brussels sanitation workers chant death threats against Jewish politician Viviane Teitelbaum. Complaint filed, disciplinary action pursued.

Teitelbaum Viviane, 22 January 2020. Uploaded on 27/5/2024