Antisemitism in Belgium
57 media-documented antisemitic events in Belgium (2019–present): interactive map, yearly trends, official statistics and cited sources.
← All countries on the mapLocations are approximate (city level).Incidents shown: 0
Official count vs media coverage
Official statistics measure incidents; this archive measures how many events reached media and open databases. The gap shows how much stays under-covered.
Official annual figures
Belgium
Several bodies count this country — a community monitor, the police, EU-wide reporting. They measure different things on different definitions; the bars share a scale but are not rival estimates of one number.
Antisemitic attitudes
How widespread antisemitic beliefs are in the wider population, from ADL's Global 100 opinion survey. This is not a count of incidents and cannot be compared with one — a country can hold few recorded incidents and widespread prejudice, or the reverse.
- change since 2014
- +3 pts
- worldwide
- 46%
Share of adults agreeing with a majority of 11 tested antisemitic stereotypes. Survey waves are years apart and country panels change between them. ADL Global 100: An Index of Antisemitism ↗
Media coverage by year
By category
Most affected cities
- Antwerp9
- Brussels6
- Liège2
- Charleroi2
- Bruges1
- Kraainem1
- Ypres1
Media-documented events
- Antwerp, BelgiumAuto-collected from news
Man threatened Antwerp Jews with a hammer, arrested by Belgian soldiers
Source: Ynetnews ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
Sete pessoas detidas por ataque contra sinagoga na Bélgica
Source: UOL Notícias ↗ - Brussels, BelgiumAuto-collected from news
Jewish man violently attacked in the Brussels metro
Source: Antisemitic Incidents Tracker · European Jewish Congress ↗ - Antwerp, BelgiumAuto-collected from news
Car Torched in Antwerp in Suspected Antisemitic Attack, Says Belgian Official
Source: Antisemitic Incidents Tracker · Algemeiner ↗ - Antwerp, BelgiumCurated entry
Car set on fire in Antwerp's Jewish quarter
Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency ↗ - Antwerp, BelgiumCurated entry
Jewish teenager struck on street in Antwerp
Source: European Jewish Congress ↗ - Antwerp, BelgiumAuto-collected from news
Muslim man attacks Haredi teen in Antwerp amid rising antisemitic incidents in Belgium - Ynetnews
Source: Antisemitic Incidents Tracker · Google News (UK/EN) ↗ - Liège, BelgiumCurated entry
Explosion outside Liège synagogue claimed by Iran-linked group
Source: JNS ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
Explosão atinge sinagoga na Bélgica; prefeito fala em 'ataque antissemita'
Source: G1 ↗ - Antwerp, BelgiumCurated entry
Haredi teenager struck on Antwerp street amid wave of attacks
Source: Ynet News ↗ - Antwerp, BelgiumCurated entry
Six arrested in Antwerp for planning attacks on Jewish quarter
Source: JNS ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
Jewish woman claims pro-Palestinian activists attacked her in Brussels
Source: jpost.com · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
Israeli Tourist Attacked by Mob in Belgium, Suffers Broken Jaw
Source: algemeiner.com · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
A Jewish student leader was physically assaulted and subjected to anti-Semitic insults during a protest related to the conflict in the Middle East.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - Bruges, BelgiumCurated entry
Israeli tourist's jaw broken by mob at Bruges train station
Source: The Jerusalem Post ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
The home of Holocaust survivors was vandalized with swastika and anti-Israel graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
Swastika sprayed on housing for Holocaust survivors in Belgium
Source: thejc.com · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
The door of a Jewish university student was vandalized with swastika and anti-Semitic graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
A Jewish man was subjected to anti-Semitic threats and insults by his supervisor, including a remark suggesting he deserved to die in connection with the conflict in the Middle East.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - Charleroi, BelgiumCurated entry
At least 85 graves damaged in Jewish section of Marcinelle cemetery
Source: Télésambre ↗ - Brussels, BelgiumCurated entry
'Jews = terrorists' graffiti on Brussels shops and homes
Source: La DH ↗ - Ypres, BelgiumCurated entry
Orthodox Jewish couple chased and harassed near Ypres station
Source: The Brussels Times ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
A man was subjected to anti-Semitic threats by another man in a hostel.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
Members of the Muslim community were subjected to death threats, as well anti-Muslim, anti-Semitic and racist insults, in a letter sent to a mosque.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
Belgian soccer fans filmed giving Nazi salutes and singing “Jews to the gas”
Source: Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - Brussels, BelgiumAuto-collected from news
New antisemitic inscription found in a Brussels commune where many Jews live
Source: ejpress.org · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
Belgian soccer star defends chanting he'd 'rather die than be a Jew'
Source: jta.org · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - Brussels, BelgiumAuto-collected from news
Dozens chant about an ancient massacre of Jews at pro-Palestinian rally in Brussels
Source: jta.org · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - Brussels, BelgiumAuto-collected from news
‘I Love Nazis and Gas Ovens, Not You,’ Head of Belgian Group Combating Antisemitism Is Told
Source: algemeiner.com · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
The Jewish community was the subject of death threats posted on a social media page belonging to a Christian party politician.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
Belgian schoolteacher shares imam's sermon about jihad on Jews
Source: jta.org · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - Brussels, BelgiumAuto-collected from news
Knife-wielding Muslim man in Brussels asks passersby if they are Jewish
Source: jta.org · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
A mezuzah was stolen from the door of a family home.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
A Jewish radio station was threatened with a bomb attack.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
Jewish children were threatened by perpetrators armed with a utility knife in a park on a Jewish holiday.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
Worshippers at a synagogue were threatened when a perpetrator armed with three knives attempted to enter the building on a Jewish holiday. The perpetrator had previously subjected Jewish people to verbal abuse on Jewish holidays.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
An information board was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
A letterbox was vandalized with Star of David graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
The walls of a university were vandalized with Nazi symbols and anti-Semitic graffiti. The logo of a human rights organization was covered with swastika graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - BelgiumAuto-collected from news
An electricity box was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗
Antisemitism by country
- United States7061
- United Kingdom922
- Italy761
- Spain257
- Poland250
- Netherlands242
- France239
- Ukraine140
- Germany137
- Canada127
- Switzerland103
- Austria82
- Australia76
- Russia60
- Belgium57
- Argentina55
- Czechia52
- Hungary49
- Greece45
- Lithuania33
- Brazil33
- Turkey32
- Bulgaria27
- Serbia22
- Sweden21
- Iran17
- Romania17
- New Zealand16
- Chile15
- South Africa12
- Ireland11
- Mexico10
- Denmark10
- Portugal8
- Norway7
- Belarus7
- Georgia6
- Croatia6
- North Macedonia5
- Moldova5
- Malaysia5
- Armenia5
- Colombia5
- Slovakia5
- Algeria4
- Tunisia4
- Finland4
- Pakistan4
- Estonia3
- Azerbaijan3
- Uruguay3
- United Arab Emirates3
- China3
- Kuwait3
- India3
- Latvia3
- Kazakhstan2
- Japan2
- Egypt2
- Saudi Arabia2
- Cyprus1
- Morocco1
- Peru1
- Lebanon1
- Slovenia1
- Sri Lanka1
- Qatar1
- Venezuela1
- Vietnam1
- Nicaragua1
- Luxembourg1
- Syria1
- Indonesia1
- Singapore1
- Paraguay1
- Jordan1
- Ethiopia1
- Bosnia and Herzegovina1
- Mauritania1
- Iceland1