{"id":2187,"date":"2026-02-17T07:10:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T07:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/2187\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T07:10:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T07:10:06","slug":"belgium-summons-us-ambassador-over-antisemitism-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/2187\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium summons US ambassador over antisemitism remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>17 February 2026 10:48<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Belgian Foreign Minister\u202fMaxime\u202fPr\u00e9vot summoned US Ambassador Bill\u202fWhite for explanations following his comments alleging Belgium pursues antisemitic policies.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Writing on X, Pr\u00e9vot stated that any suggestions portraying Belgium as an antisemitic country were false, offensive, and unacceptable, describing White\u2019s statements as a breach of diplomatic norms and an interference in judicial matters, <a style=\"color: rgb(53, 152, 219);\" href=\"https:\/\/caliber.az\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Caliber.Az<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cBelgium condemns antisemitism with the greatest firmness. The fight against antisemitism, and all forms of hatred and discrimination, is an absolute priority for our country,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">(EN) Any suggestion that Belgium is antisemitic is false, offensive, and unacceptable. Belgium condemns antisemitism with the greatest firmness. The fight against antisemitism, and all forms of hatred and discrimination, is an absolute priority for our country.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone must be\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maxime PREVOT (@prevotmaxime) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prevotmaxime\/status\/2023464805869445377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The dispute arose after White criticised an investigation in Antwerp concerning three mohels performing ritual circumcisions without a doctor present. The American diplomat contacted Belgium\u2019s health minister, claiming the prosecution was antisemitic.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cBelgium welcomes dialogue with all partners. But interference in our democratic institutions and false accusations cross a line that cannot be crossed. Respect for sovereignty works both ways,\u201d Pr\u00e9vot added.<\/p>\n<p>By Jeyhun Aghazada<\/p>\n<p>Caliber.Az<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the key topics in this news story.<\/p>\n<p>Views: 42<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"17 February 2026 10:48 Belgian Foreign Minister\u202fMaxime\u202fPr\u00e9vot summoned US Ambassador Bill\u202fWhite for explanations following his comments alleging Belgium&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2188,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1258,203,1263,7,1259,1262,1257,1261,1260,1256],"class_list":{"0":"post-2187","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-belgium","8":"tag-analysis-of-azerbaijan","9":"tag-azerbaijan","10":"tag-baku","11":"tag-belgium","12":"tag-important-news-of-azerbaijan","13":"tag-international-experts","14":"tag-interviews","15":"tag-interviews-with-azerbaijani-analysts","16":"tag-news-from-baku","17":"tag-news-of-azerbaijan"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}