Vlaams Belang gaining support in Antwerp

In local elections that will take place this week in Antwerp, Belgium, the nationalist and anti-Muslim party Vlaams Belang (Belgian Interest) is expected to win about a third of the votes, enough to become part of the city’s ruling coalition. While Vlaams Belang has historical roots that are anti-Semitic, the party is now appealing for the votes of Jews, particularly Antwerp’s Hasidic population of 4,000, as allies against the common Muslim menace.

Posted by Lawrence Auster at October 08, 2006 10:01 PM | Send