US EditionHerman Brusselmans acquitted by Ghent court over antisemitic column
- Herman Brusselmans was acquitted by a Ghent court for his antisemitic comments regarding Jews and the war in Gaza, finding his expressions protected by freedom of expression under the Belgian constitution.
- Rabbi Menachem Margolin criticized the ruling, stating it shows Belgium has normalized hate speech against Jews and called for government action.
- The ruling allows a public figure to call for violence against Jews without facing legal repercussions, sending a dangerous message about incitement to hatred.
- Brusselmans still faces further court hearings on additional complaints about his column, which included statements claiming he wanted to harm Jews.
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Herman Brusselmans, who penned an article venting his frustrations with Jews over the war against Hamas by fantasizing about antisemitic mass murder, acquitted of charges of incitement and Holocaust denial, in a decision that drew criticism from the European Jewish community. By World Israel News Staff A Belgian columnist who was charged with Holocaust denial and incitement to hatred and racism over an antisemitic murder-fantasy piece published …
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Cleveland Jewish NewsJewish groups alarmed by Belgian ruling acquitting Brusselmans
"Today, the Belgian justice system has established a grave precedent: hate crime laws are flexible," said Rabbi Menachem Margolin.The post Jewish groups alarmed by Belgian ruling acquitting Brusselmans appeared first on JNS.org.
Belgian Court Acquits Author Who Wrote: “I Want To Stab Every Jew I Come Across”
The Criminal Court of Ghent on Tuesday ruled that Flemish best-selling author Herman Brusselmans was not guilty of antisemitism and incitement to hatred despite his statements that he wants to kill every Jew over the war in Gaza. In a column published in a Belgian magazine last summer, Brusselmans wrote that when he saw an image of the destruction in Gaza, he “became so enraged that I want to ram a pointed knife straight down the throat of every…
The writer Herman Brusselmans was acquitted on Tuesday by the Ghent Correctional Court of any violation of the laws against racism and negationism after a column published in the weekly Humo. ...
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