Imam recites Quran at Belgian parliament, calls for killing, kidnapping of Jews

From the Jerusalem Post

An Imam at the Belgian parliament last week began reciting a verse from the Quran that explicitly calls on Muslims to kill and take Jews captive.

The Quran excerpt is verse 26 from the Surah. It translates to, “ And He brought down those from the People of the Book who supported the enemy alliance from their own strongholds, and cast horror into their hearts. You ‘believers’ killed some, and took others captive.”

Absolutely horrified to discover that in Brussels Parliament, an invited Muslim preacher chose to recite parts of Surah "Al-Ahzab", a Surah about a battle between Muslims and Jews.

This is a Surah that explicitly (verse 26) calls for the KILLING and TAKING CAPTIVE of Jews! In… pic.twitter.com/2jO7maJQrg

— Ambassador Idit Rosenzweig-Abu (@IditAbu) February 16, 2024

The imam who recited the Surah is Qari Muhammad Ansar Norani.

The event on Tuesday was not organized by the parliament, but rather at the initiative of Hasan Koyuncu, a member of parliament within the socialist party and vice president of the Francophone Parliament in Brussels, along with the Friends Of Brussels association.

Secretary of State of the Brussels Capital region Nawal Ben Hamou left the event during the incident.

Belgium’s 29,000 Jews are primarily based in Brussels and Antwerp, according to the World Jewish Congress.