Belgium to pull federal police 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.
Antwerp mayor Els Van Doesburg speaks during the official appointment of the new acting mayor of Antwerp city, during the city council, in Amsterdam, on February 24, 2025.(photo credit: JAMES ARTHUR GEKIERE/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)ByMATHILDA HELLERUpdated: