2023-10-07 13:37:08
In Antwerp, the police are closely following the “worrying situation“in Israel and”will take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of our Jewish community“, said the mayor, Bart De Wever, via his spokesperson. Vigilance in the Jewish quarter had already been raised during festive events scheduled for this weekend.
N-VA MP in the House of Representatives and member of the Antwerp Jewish community, Michael Freilich, also expresses his “deep concern” about the situation in our country.where tensions can escalate at any time“That’s why he’s asking the federal government to send.”un signal clair” to respond to the concern within his community.
“Since the withdrawal of military units from our streets in 2021, security around Jewish institutions has decreased significantly despite the best efforts of local police forces.x”, he declared to the Belga agency. “But in such a tense climate, it is irresponsible not to take additional security measures“.
Bart De Wever agrees with his party colleague. “We have always complained to the current federal government that it simply stopped supralocal security measures for the dozens of sensitive Jewish institutions in Antwerp.“, says its spokesperson. “Since then, we have, as a city, taken our full responsibility by setting up a complementary presence of the local police, in good cooperation with the Jewish community“.
The Coordination Committee of Jewish Organizations in Belgium condemned, through a press release, the “Massive terrorist attacks launched against Israeli civilians from Gaza“. He describes them as “terrorist war“who justifies”that Israel uses all its means of defense“.
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