Joods Actueel has a number of articles in Dutch related to the shooting at the Jewish Museum. Firstly, there is an interview with Mayor of Antwerp, Bart de Wever, who talks about whether the army should be protecting Jewish targets.
The director of the Joods Actueel protests against the tenor of an article about the reasons for the shooting which concludes with a paragraph that basically faults the intransigence of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu which leads to a breeding ground for even more hatred.
Finally, there are photos of Jewish youngsters handing out baked goods to the policeman guarding the Jewish institutions since the attack. The police protection is scheduled to continue till after the holiday of Shavuot, even though the alleged attacker has been caught.
I can imagine a scene out of Rookie Blue at the roll call ot the Antwerp police these days.
The commander gives an assignment to two police officers, "Van der Heyden and De Wilde, today is your turn to guard the Gerer shtiebel."
However, another two police officers protest, "But, we want to guard the Gerer shtiebel. They serve the best danish."
And, as the commander reports that operations will wrap up today, the police officers protest in unison.
"Not until after Shavuot. We heard that the Belzer shul serves a cheese cake that you could just die for. It's mamash gevaldig!!!"
In the meantime, an article will be published in the GVA about a disturbing new phenomenon of overweight police officers serving in the Antwerp area. (I'm joking)
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