A recent study has revealed that approximately forty percent of European Jewry hides their Jewish identity, according to the Rabbinical Center of Europe (RCE) and the European Jewish Associations (EJA). Rabbi Menachem Margolin from Brussels, Belgium, presides over both organizations.
Scotland’s independence vote inspires Flemish nationalists with hope but, with negotiations under way on forming a new Belgian government, they also have their reasons to tread carefully, analysts say. Born in 1830 as an independent state to act as a
Pope Francis has once again weighed in on the issue of warand peace, this time in a messageto a meeting of religious men and women in Belgium. Citing the pope who reignedduring World War I, Pope Benedict XV, Francis said
Asylum seekers and illegal immigrants are charged with twice as much crime as Norwegian citizens relative to population, a report by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) has revealed. The Local reports that 1 in 50 cases of crime committed
NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine accused Russia on Thursday of entering its territory with tanks, artillery and troops, and Western powers said Moscow had “outright lied” about its role and dangerously escalated the conflict. Russia dismissed the allegations, describing the
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Landon Donovan celebrated the winning goal in his 14th All-Star game by grasping the MLS badge on his jersey before he was swarmed by his teammates. Take that, Bayern Munich. Donovan dribbled the ball at the
August 4, 2014 marks the 100 year anniversary of Germany’s military invasion of Belgium and the opening of the Western Front in WWI. As the great German war machine mobilized and smashed into the low countries on a collision course with
LIEGE, Belgium (AP) — Heads of state and foreign dignitaries, including German President Joachim Gauck and his French counterpart Francois Hollande, are gathering at an Allied memorial to commemorate the start of World War I. In a spirit of reconciliation
A Belgian physician reportedly refused to treat a woman with a fractured rib based solely on the fact that she is Jewish and said the woman should visit Gaza to eradicate the pain. “Send her to Gaza for a few
A book denounced as jihadist propaganda and as inciting violence has caused uproar after it was revealed that it was on sale in 1,000 supermarkets in France. The leading centre-right newspaper Le Figaro says that “incitement to jihad or the
A Frenchman suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting in May at the Jewish Museum in Brussels was charged Wednesday with “murder in a terrorist context”, the Belgian prosecutor’s office said. Mehdi Nemmouche, 29, who spent more than a year
Police in Calais have discovered what French news media are calling un véritable arsenal de guerre – a veritable arsenal of war — on board a London-bound bus. A Eurolines bus left Amsterdam bound for London via Calais on Tuesday
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An Air Algerie flight carrying 116 people from Burkina Faso to Algeria’s capital disappeared from radar early Thursday over northern Mali after heavy rains were reported, according to the plane’s owner and government officials in France
WORCESTER, MA–It’s about two hours after the Germans have captured their fourth World Cup and first without a divisive geographic prefix. The Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra transitions into “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina.” Musicians, like comics, possess a good sense of
L’Oreal signed 17-year-old Alex Despiegelaere after seeing photos of her cheering for Belgium during the World Cup. They ended the contract with her after she posted a photo of herself with “what appears to be a dead gazelle she shot
French police announced Wednesday that an extensive investigation into an Algerian butcher in southern France revealed a plot involving Al Qaeda to bomb notable landmarks in the French capital, including the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, as well as nuclear
Efforts by Belgium to launch a new nine-nation European counter-terrorism scheme have already begun to fall apart, with the Swedes reported to be dropping out because the Belgian plan is only a political gesture and “repeats what law enforcement agencies
ARENBERG, France (AP) — Reigning champion Chris Froome crashed twice and quit the Tour de France on Wednesday during a chaotic, nerve-jangling, filthy fifth stage full of spills. Froome fell even before the seven cobblestone patches on the slick road
With three of the most Catholic countries in the world among the final four teams in the World Cup, including the Pope’s Argentinians after their win Saturday over Belgium, many Catholics and Lutherans may expect Pope Francis’ next confession to
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Gonzalo Higuain’s first goal of this World Cup sent Argentina into the semifinals on Saturday with a 1-0 win over a disappointing Belgium. Argentina, which hadn’t advanced past the World Cup quarterfinals since 1990, put in
The current issue of Foreign Affairs (July/August 2014) contains an article about the 1960-1961 crisis in the Congo. Its key point is as follows: The root of the CIA’s intervention in Congo was an overhyped analysis of the communist threat.
Mario “Il Falco” Ferri wasn’t as daring as Fan Man or as visually arresting as Morganna. But for putting the spectacle in spectator sport, he deserves the praise of the planet. In his latest stunt, Ferri raced onto the field uninvited
After he turned in a performance for the ages during the U.S.’s 2-1 loss in extra time to Belgium on Tuesday, U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard was “randomly” drug tested. His performance was so epic that he was briefly tagged as
ESPN’s Tuesday telecast of the USA’s gut-wrenching 2-1 loss in extra time to Belgium in the World Cup’s Round of 16 was the highest rated World Cup match in the network’s history. According to Nielsen, the game drew a 9.6
With all the calamities going on in the world, on the afternoon of July 1, The Huffington Post found a “nightmare” story in the loss of Team USA to Belgium at the World Cup, or so said the liberal website’s
