Belgium To Remove Federal Police Security In Antwerp, Mayor Blasts 'Incomprehensible' Decision

Belgium To Remove Federal Police Security In Antwerp, Mayor Blasts 'Incomprehensible' Decision

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Police security provided by the federal police in the Jewish quarter of Antwerp will be discontinued after January 1, according to a decision by the Belgian government, as reported by the Belgian news site VRT NWS. Antwerp Mayor Els van Doesburg described the decision as “incomprehensible” during an appearance on a […]

Despite terror threats, Belgium to strip Jewish community of federal protection

Antwerp’s Jewish quarter set to lose federal police protection starting next year despite ongoing terror threats to Jewish communities worldwide. By World Israel News Staff The Jewish community in Belgium’s most populous city is about to lose its federal police protection, despite criticism from the city’s mayor and local Jews. Since 2014, the Belgian federal government has deployed security personnel to Antwerp’s Jewish quarter amid ongoing ele…

Belgium to pull federal policy security for Antwerp's Jewish Quarter

Despite surging antisemitism and hate crimes globally, the 16 officers of the federal police who protect the Jewish quarter in Antwerp will no longer be deployed after January first.

Belgium to remove federal police security in Antwerp

Police security provided by the federal police in the Jewish quarter of Antwerp will be discontinued after January 1, according to a decision by the Belgian government, as reported by the Belgian news site VRT NWS. Antwerp Mayor Els van Doesburg described the decision as “incomprehensible” during an appearance on a talk show, while Interior Minister Bernard Quintin confirmed the move but stressed that securing Jewish sites remains a “top priori…