2023-12-10 16:52:00
A national march once morest anti-Semitism was held on Sunday in the capital, at the initiative of the Coordination Committee of Jewish Organizations in Belgium (CCOJB), the Forum der Joodse Organisaties (FJO) and the Belgian League once morest Anti-Semitism (LBCA).
Among the more than 4,000 people, many celebrities were present. We interviewed them to understand why they had moved. “Unfortunately in Belgium today, anti-Semitic acts have increased tenfold. It is enormous. I see fearful eyes in my Jewish friends that I have never seen before. That’s why I came down. It’s once morest no one, it’s with them“, confides actor Charlie Dupont. The Belgian actor recalls that Belgian Jews have nothing to do with the policy pursued in Israel. “Asking Jews in Belgium to account for Israeli policy is wrong. This is not recognizing the radical difference between being Israeli, voting in Israel, and being Jewish. Today, we march for the Jews of Belgium, who asked for nothing and who are being put on trial that is not theirs.“.
I find it really lamentable
We also met the Dardenne brothers, well-known Belgian directors. “A civic gesture is always a political gesture. I am happy that there are people there, and I am at the same time sad that today we have to do this so that some of our fellow citizens, our Jewish fellow citizens, feel safe in our home. I never thought in my life that I would experience this. I find it really lamentable“, reacts Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
“After so many years, and I’m talking regarding the 1940s, for this question to come back where Jews are afraid because of the context, it’s not normal. These are people who should not be left alone as we left them alone not so long ago“, adds his brother Luc. “We cannot consider what we do to be normal. Yes, it’s normal that we are here, but it’s not normal that we have to do this today in Belgium“.
When things go bad, the first enemy is the Jew
“It’s important because I have many causes. I don’t have selective indignation, but anti-Semitism is a scourge that shows the pulse of society. When things go bad, the first enemy is the Jew. This is the first collateral victim. It’s the one on whom we put all the fault“, says comedian Richard Ruben.
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