People hold a banner reading "Union against antisemitism makes strength" during a demonstration against antisemitism, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Brussels, Belgium December 10, 2023.  REUTERS/Johanna Geron
Belgium

Huge protest in Brussels against Europe's rising antisemitism

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Thousands of people demonstrated in Brussels on Sunday against antisemitism amid concern in Belgium's Jewish community over the rising number of antisemitic incidents in Europe since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel and the launch of Israel's offensive in Gaza.

Police estimated the number of protesters at around 4,000. In a peaceful rally, they waved Belgian flags and held banners reading: "You don't have to be Jewish to march against antisemitism" and "Jewish joy is resistance".

(Reporting by Jan Strupczewski; Editing by Ros Russell)

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