Belgium summons US ambassador over claims of antisemitism in rare diplomatic row
Ambassador Bill White had called an investigation into illegal circumcisions an ‘unacceptable harassment of the Jewish community’
“An ambassador accredited to Belgium has a responsibility to respect our institutions, our elected representatives, and the independence of our judicial system,” Prevot said.
“Personal attacks against a Belgian minister and interference in judicial matters violate basic diplomatic norms.”
National broadcaster VRT reported that Belgian authorities were investigating whether three men in Antwerp were performing circumcisions without certified medical training.
US Ambassador Bill White said on a social media post that this investigation was “unacceptable harassment of the Jewish community here in Antwerp and in Belgium”.