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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Belgian Jews 'shocked' by anti-Semitic attack against young girl in Brussels


BRUSSELS -CCOJB, the umbrella group of Jewish organizations in Belgium, expressed "shock" after an anti-Semitic aggression against a 13-year-old girl last Friday in Brussels.

Following an altercation at a sport training centre with five classmates from Moroccon origin, Oceane Sluijzer was beaten by the girls who shouted: 'Shut up, you dirty Jew, and return to your country'.

In shock, the young Jewish girl lodged a complaint to the Brussels police. The attackers have been identified and will be questioned.

In a statement, the CCOJB asked the judicial authorities to make sure that the investigation be conducted without delay and said it might bring a civil action in this matter.

The Jewish group requested from the Belgian French community Education Minister "to introduce appropriate educational programs in schools to prevent un justified tensions between communities.

It voiced what it termed the "exasparation" of the Jewish community at the repetition of anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist attacks.

Brussels Jewish parliamentarian Viviane Teitelbaum denounced the "silence" of political leaders and most of media after this attack.

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