In Belgium, police allegedly detained and beat two Israelis attending a music festival—for their IDF service in a war that started with a massacre of Israelis at a music festival. Though harassment of Israeli tourists abroad has been not only common but in some cases incorporated into local law, this appears to be the first claim of an abusive interrogation of uncharged Israelis by agents of a Western state.
According to the Jewish Chronicle, “The pair were released after questioning and are believed to have already left the country.”
Read Full Article »