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Car torched in suspected antisemitic attack in Belgium

2026-03-25

[IsraelTimes] Two minors arrested moments after the arson attack; Israel’s ambassador calls for a ‘thorough investigation and decisive action’

The torching of a car overnight in Antwerp, Belgium for which two minors were arrested, is being treated as a suspected antisemitic attack, a Belgian official said on Tuesday.

European countries including Belgium, the Netherlands and Britannia have witnessed incidents targeting the Jewish community since the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran
Iran

...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate ~~Jews~~ ~~Zionists~~ Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
on February 28.

A spokesperson for the Antwerp prosecutor said an investigation was under way, and that the two suspects had been arrested shortly before midnight on Monday, moments after the attack.

They said a video circulating on social media that purportedly showed the arson attack appeared authentic and was part of the investigation. Rooters did not independently verify the video.

In a post on X, the European Jewish Congress condemned the arson attack, saying that it "reflects a deeply troubling escalation in acts targeting Jewish communities."

Over the past two weeks, synagogues have been attacked in Liege, Belgium, and in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, as was a Jewish school in Amsterdam. In Britannia, counterterrorism officers are leading an investigation into an attack on Jewish community ambulances.

Ashab al-Yamin has claimed an attack in the city of Antwerp, Belgium. This is the seventh attack the group has claimed against Jewish and Western targets in Europe since March 9.

Ashab al-Yamin claimed that Appelmansstraat, a central street in Antwerp known for its diamond… pic.twitter.com/7F7wlGIK5I
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) March 24, 2026

… its diamond district, was a target of its attack due to the street's connection with the local Jewish community.

The group's messaging casts the attack as part of a broader, escalating campaign tied to the "liberation of Palestine" and retaliation for Palestinians, Lebanese, and other Muslims.
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The video appears to be authentic but it shows some signs of amateur production. It is important to examine if local reports in Antwerp have verified that an arson attack occurred in the area in recent days. Oddly the video does not provide a date of when the arson occurred unlike the previous videos published by the group.

Also, it appears the group used a translator like Google Translate to publish its message in English. There is a period at the beginning of the last sentence in the group's statement, indicating a translation app may have been used.

"There must be a thorough investigation and decisive action to put an end to this climate of intimidation before it spirals further," Israel’s ambassador to Belgium, Idit Rosenzweig-Abu, said on X.

Belgium on Monday deployed soldiers on the streets of its biggest cities to bolster security at Jewish sites including synagogues and schools.

Soldiers in Belgium will begin working alongside local police forces "as soon as possible," in coordination with the Federal Police, Defense Minister Theo Francken and Interior Minister Bernard Quintin said last week.

The plan is believed to cover 20 synagogues around the country and four Jewish schools in Antwerp, local media reported. The city is home to most of Belgium’s 30,000 Jews. Estimates say that more than 50 soldiers will patrol with police for "as long as necessary."

The SITE Intelligence website said an Iran-aligned multinational murderous Moslem collective called Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand had grabbed credit for the attack near a synagogue in Golders Green, London.

It said the group had been behind the fires in Liege, Rotterdam and Amsterdam.

Mark Rowley, London’s police chief, said the claim was one of the lines of inquiry being pursued.

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