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Belgium

Flemish town erects monument honouring Latvian SS

A monument has been erected in a Flemish town in memory of Nazi fighters belonging to the Latvian Legion.

Belgian Prime Minister’s home vandalised with swastikas

Multiple swastikas were found spray-painted onto the home of Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo.

Orphaned in Holocaust, Belgian survivors reunite over 70 years later

After a temporal chasm of over seven decades, a group of Holocaust survivors who grew up in Belgian orphanages, had an emotional reunion recently on Zoom.

Flemish Parliament funds brochure honouring Nazi collaborators

The Coordinating Committee of Belgian Jewish Organisations has expressed outrage after a brochure honouring Nazi collaborators was published with funding from the Flemish Parliament.

Gaza twins make film skating with Palestinian flag through Antwerp Jewish neighborhood

Twin brothers from Gaza seeking asylum in Belgium filmed themselves roller skating through an Antwerp Jewish neighborhood with a Palestinian flag.

Belgian deputy PM makes false claims about vaccination in Israel

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Petra De Sutter, of the Flemish Green party, made false claims about the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Israel.

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