A Quranic verse explicitly calling on Muslims to kill and capture Jews was reportedly recited within the walls of the Belgian parliament last week.
of jerusalem post office report The imam was in charge of Tuesday’s reading.
The newspaper said the excerpt from the Quran was al-Azab Surah (chapter) chapter 33, verse 26. It reportedly translates as:
And he struck down the people of the Book, who were supporting the enemy’s alliance from their home base, and struck fear into their hearts. You “believers” have killed some and taken others captive.
In the Quran, Jews are called “the people of the book.”
The event was not organized by the parliament, but was led by Hasan Koyuncu, a member of the Socialist Party and vice-president of the French-speaking parliament in Brussels, and was also attended by the Friends of Brussels.
MP Theo Franken, who has been critical of the event organizers, posted on X (formerly Twitter): “This man invited that imam. He is the deputy speaker of parliament. Will he stay like this?”
Brussels-Capital Region’s Secretary of State Nawal Ben Hamou reportedly left the event during the incident.
File/Overview of the facade of the House of Commons, one of the two chambers of Belgium’s bicameral parliament. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
of israel Ambassador to Belgium Edith Rosenzweig commented on X saying she was “absolutely horrified” by the incident.
“He warned those who knew the Koran that he had made a terrifying and symbolic statement directly from the parliamentary podium in Brussels, a city of 18,000 Jews who are experiencing rising levels of anti-Semitism and fear.” He could have chosen something else instead of a message like that.
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