And ironically advance the statistics - it is true - impressive percentages - But modest, at first sight, in numbers:
"For example: 30% increase for Switzerland! Crazy, no? Except that these 124 people instead of 94. Similarly for Italy: 25%! (110 against 89 ...) Not to mention a huge 63% for Belgium: 250 emigrants against 152 the previous year. " In concluding
:
"Knowing that the Belgian Judaism revolves around 30,000 souls, we see that at this rate, in less than a century, the Jews of our country have fled the terror room." But
should be added the Jews who left Belgium to settle in United States, Australia, Canada. Is it 250? 500? 1000? Assuming the lowest that would consider leaving for different destinations than 500 Belgian Jews a year, you come to a loss of 5,000 Jews in ten years. This is an impressive number for a population of 30,000. Is it really a specter raised by the right?
Let us remember the excellent (but unfortunately short) story of the RTBF on the departure of Jews from Belgium which we reproduce below the transcript:
"Two hundred Jewish families Belgium have this year decided to leave Belgium to settle in Israel, Australia, Switzerland [United States?, Canada?]. In 2009 they were 100, was two times less. immigration is not surprising that Jewish organizations. They argue the facts of anti-Semitism increased. Some Jews do not feel really safe with us. They often speak of abandonment by the authorities and an unhealthy climate of fear but doubts.
Thomas Dratler : "I know it will surprise you, but I feel safer in Israel than in Brussels as a Jew." Dratler Thomas explains, there is nothing paradoxical "The synagogues are the only places of worship which are protected by law enforcement at all times. The Jewish schools are the only religious institutions that are also protected by the security forces. And then, you know, when I was young all Jewish youth movements at the time found themselves at Forest Park to engage in outdoor games, ball games and more. Today it is not possible. Why? Because it certainly should not offend the local population. I talk a lot more easily with Arabs in Israel and Belgium.
This feeling is it widely shared in the Jewish community? Difficult to estimate. The Center for Equal Opportunity noted in any case an increase in the number of reported acts anti-Semitic. "It increased in 2009 so quite significant and quite disturbing in the conflict in Gaza, so in January, February, March 2009. We can say without doubt that the importation of Israeli-Palestinian releases foul thoughts and throws in some inhibitions and that gives way more easily to anti-Semitic remarks. " [declaration of Edward Delruelle , Deputy Director of the Centre].
In 2010, 200 Jewish families left Belgium, rarely a single reason, will be understood, but anti-Semitism seems to play an important role in these choices. "
[1] Thanks to the Moroccan authorities that twenty years after the man was arrested, tried, and his Islamist network dismantled ( Abdelkader Belliraj sentenced to life , DH).
[2] The current president is the brother of CCOJB Emy Sosnowski, Professor Maurice Sosnowski , who led a delegation of journalists in Israel which led to ridicule from the daily Le Soir ( A Belgian newspaper ridiculed a Jewish community leader ).
A reader this blog has reported that, like the RTBF, the Flemish press also takes seriously these departures: Joden verlaten ons land ( Nieuwsblad).
