Two minors arrested for suspected antisemitic arson in Antwerp
The Jerusalem Post • • general
Key Points:
- Two minors were arrested in Antwerp overnight in connection with an arson attack suspected to be antisemitic, according to a Belgian official.
- The Islamist group Ashab al-Yamin claimed responsibility, releasing a video showing masked individuals setting a vehicle on fire with flammable liquid.
- The targeted vehicle was parked outside a Jewish-owned business, but the owner of the vehicle itself is not Jewish, as the attackers mistakenly believed it belonged to a haredi individual.
- Ashab al-Yamin described Antwerp as a significant European city with a large Zionist community and threatened further attacks in support of Palestinian and Muslim causes.
- The group vowed to escalate operations until what they call the liberation of occupied lands and revenge for victims in Palestine, Lebanon, and the broader Muslim community.
