TEL AVIV — Protesters at an anti-annexation rally in the
Belgian capital of Brussels on Sunday were heard shouting
anti-Semitic chants including calling for a “war against
the Jews in the streets” and warning Jews the
“the army of muhammad will return.”
According to Pakistani broadsheetThe
News International, 400 protesters came to the rally which was
organized by the Association Belgo-Palestinienne. Many of them were
young people, Jewish youth, and were carrying “Palestinian flags
and anti-Israel placards,†the report said.
“We Palestinians will continue to fight against it, even if
the world’s largest power continues to support Israel,†the
organizers told the crowd, referring to the United States.
The crowd answered with chants of “Khaybar, Khaybar, oh Jews
the army of muhammad will return,†referencing a 7th century
massacre of Jews at the hands of the early Muslims.
Times of Israel
Reports – Dozens Chant
About Ancient Massacre of Jews at Pro-Palestinian Rally in
Brussels
Dozens of protesters at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in
Brussels chanted the name of a locale where Muslims massacred Jews
in the seventh century.
The Arabic chants about Khaybar, located in modern-day Saudi
Arabia, were filmed at a rally Sunday in the Belgian capital
against Israel’s plan to apply its civilian laws on parts of the
West Bank.
“Jews, remember Khaybar, the army of Muhammad is returning,â€
at least 100 men chanted, according to the Belgian League Against
Anti-Semitism, or LBCA.
That’s incitement to violence, the LBCA’s president, Joel
Rubinfeld, told the Belga news agency.
“They’re referencing a historic event in which Jews were
exterminated and reduced to slaves,†he said.
LBCA has filed a complaint with police for incitement to
violence against those filmed shouting the slogan.
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) slammed the protesters,
tweeting, “Such calls for hatred in the streets create immense
insecurity for the Jewish communty in Belgium. It is unacceptable
for this open antisemitism to continue in our society.â€
The Coordinating Committee for Jewish Organizations in
Belgium (CCOJB) said it was shocked at
the chants, which constituted a “symbol of Muslim denomination
over the Jews.†The group noted similar demonstrations in an
Antwerp rally in 2014 that led to a criminal prosecution.
“These slogans have nothing to do with freedom of expression.
They are incitement to hatred that shame us and concern us,†said
CCOJB Chairman Yohan Benizri. “We will work with every necessary
player, including in the judiciary, to put a stop to these
unacceptable abuses. We as citizens will mobilize against this.
Silence is violence.â€
Earlier this month, Breitbart London reported French protesters
were caught on video shouting
anti-Semitic chants at a massive anti-police demonstration in
central Paris including “dirty Jews†and waved signs reading
“Israel, laboratory of police violence.â€
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