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Belgium

Vlaams Belang retracts the candidacy of a convicted Holocaust denier for local elections after public outrage

Roland Raes, co-founder of Vlaams Belang's predecessor, Vlaams Blok, was convicted of Holocaust denial in 2010.

Belgian court sentences couple for plotting attacks on Jews in Antwerp

A court in Bruges sentenced a Chechen man and his wife to 15 and 8 years in prison, respectively, for planning a terrorist attack last summer targeting a Jewish neighbourhood in Antwerp .

CCOJB President Yves Oschinsky: “Many Belgian Jews are removing mezuzahs and their names from their apartment doorbells”

A study by the Jonathas Institute, in collaboration with Ipsos, indicates that Belgian society remains deeply affected by antisemitic prejudices that stigmatise the Jewish community.

Belgian soldier sentenced for Holocaust denial and incitement to hatred

The accused were suspected of creating and participating in two Facebook groups named "Auschwitz" and "Hitler did nothing wrong." Members of these groups shared violent, racist, antisemitic, homophobic, and xenophobic content.

Football match between Belgium and Israel canceled by Brussels authorities due to alleged tensions “linked to the war with Hamas”

"Holding such a match in our capital will undoubtedly provoke significant demonstrations and counter-demonstrations, thus compromising the security of spectators, players,residents, and our police forces," the authorities said in a press release.

Plaque commemorating WWII resistance fighters target of antisemitic act in Brussels

The act was condemned by CCOJB, the Coordinating Committee of Belgian Jewish Organizations (CCOJB).
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