Belgian police have arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of planning to attack Jewish institutions in Antwerp. There’s no mention of ethnicity, naturally, but the justice minister makes a connection to the Gaza war and Hamas, so draw your own conclusions. Other Belgian sites also mention Hamas.
Many thanks to Gary Fouse for translating the video and the article, and to Vlad Tepes and RAIR Foundation for the subtitling:
The accompanying article from Het Laatste Nieuws, also translated by Gary Fouse:
Suspect (19) who targeted Jewish institutions in Antwerp arrested by police
by Patrick Lefelon
January 14, 2024Update: A suspect who was preparing for a possible attack against Jewish institutions in Antwerp was arrested Saturday. That is what Justice Minister Paul van Tigchelt to VTM News this afternoon.
The Justice Minister made the statement after the incident last week with Flixbus. At that time, nothing was going on, as it turned out, after a thorough investigation.
“But the services remain alert. On Friday evening we received information about a man in Antwerp who wanted to carry out an attack on Jewish institutions. They leave nothing to chance. They intervened Saturday morning, and the man was arrested and held in custody. In this manner, we neutralize the threats that manifest themselves,” according to Van Tigchelt.
The Antwerp prosecutor’s office confirmed that on Saturday during an intervention by the Federal Police, a 19-year-old man from Antwerp was arrested who possibly intended to carry out an attack.
Spokesman Kato Belmans of the Antwerp prosecutor’s office: “The man was ordered held in detention by the investigating judge and is charged on suspicion of preparing to carry out a terrorist attack and unlawful possession of weapons. Next week, he will appear in front of the council chamber, which will decide on his further detention. The investigation continues under the direction of the investigating judge.”
Video transcript:
| 00:03 | For the moment we don’t see any concrete indications that the Hamas terror organization | |
| 00:08 | is targeting our country, but… | |
| 00:11 | We know that Hamas… we have been at level 3 for several months. | |
| 00:16 | That is the most serious that the threat has been, and… | |
| 00:19 | it is also connected with the conflict in the Middle East. | |
| 00:25 | We have seen in the incident with the Flixbus in Wetteren | |
| 00:29 | that our services leave nothing to chance, and | |
| 00:32 | we have also received information that a man in Antwerp | |
| 00:36 | wanted to carry out an attack on Jewish institutions. They are leaving nothing to chance. | |
| 00:40 | They have carried out an intervention. The man has been arrested — is in custody. | |
| 00:44 | And in this manner we try to neutralize the threat that manifests itself. |
I have to tell you Ned – and I struggle a bit with this – but ultimately, I don’t want muslims OR jews in my country. The jews might be closer to true westerners, but they’re still a very insular group who refuses to integrate wherever they go. They want to exploit westerners just as much as the inbred barbarian muslims do. And wherever you have both of these groups, you will have brutal violence and political corruption.
I wish them well, but not here in my country. They need to go back to the middle east, where their scheming and throat-slitting is normal. And I get the impression that more and more westerners agree with me – or maybe I’m just looking for reinforcement. Hard to say.