{"id":2570348,"date":"2026-02-16T11:22:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-ambassador-calls-out-antisemitic-belgian-health-minister\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T11:23:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:23:56","slug":"trump-ambassador-calls-out-antisemitic-belgian-health-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-ambassador-calls-out-antisemitic-belgian-health-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump ambassador calls out &#8216;antisemitic&#8217; Belgian health minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-ambassador-calls-out-antisemitic-belgian-health-minister%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2570348&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Washington Examiner reports that Bill White, the Trump-era U.S. ambassador to Belgium, publicly criticized Belgium\u2019s Deputy prime Minister and Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke for what he described as antisemitic prosecutions of Jewish religious figures who perform circumcisions (brit milah) in Antwerp. In a lengthy post on X, White urged Belgium to drop the \u201cridiculous\u201d case against three Jewish mohels and pressed for a legal provision allowing Jewish religious leaders to carry out circumcisions in Belgium. He also claimed that Vandenbroucke refused to shake his hand, citing a perceived dislike of the United States, and he invited Belgian leaders to accompany him to Antwerp to meet the mohels and their families. The article notes police raids last May on three Jewish homes in Antwerp as part of investigations into circumcision-related practices, though no arrests where made, and it adds that under Belgian law circumcision is typically performed by medical professionals, with recent moves to ban kosher slaughter. Vandenbroucke did not respond to requests for comment, and White, a former president of the intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum and a one-time Obama supporter, remains a diplomat in the Trump administration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump ambassador calls out &lsquo;very rude&rsquo; Belgian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-korea-logs-second-highest-daily-tally-of-covid-cases-amid-prison-church-outbreaks\/\" title=\"South Korea logs second-highest daily tally of COVID cases amid prison, church outbreaks\">health minister<\/a> over &lsquo;antisemitic&rsquo; prosecution of religious figures<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2504885\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> ambassador to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/belgium\/\">Belgium<\/a> on Monday slammed his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-hosts-brics-summit-amid-geopolitical-turmoil-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Russia hosts BRICS summit amid geopolitical turmoil - Washington Examiner\">host country&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opec-russia-agree-to-drop-oil-prices-to-wipe-out-competition\/\" title=\"OPEC, Russia agree to drop oil prices to wipe out competition\">deputy prime minister<\/a> and health minister, accusing his department of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\/\">antisemitism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >lengthy social media post<\/a>, Ambassador Bill White singled out Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Social Affairs&nbsp;Frank Vandenbroucke, imploring him to &ldquo;drop&rdquo; what he described as Belgium&rsquo;s &ldquo;ridiculous&rdquo; and antisemitic &ldquo;prosecution&rdquo; of three Jewish religious figures who perform the custom of circumcision, known as&nbsp;brit milah, in Antwerp.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4458728\/trump-board-of-peace-5-billion-gaza-reconstruction\/\">Trump says Board of Peace member states have vowed over $5 billion to rebuild Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4458703\/obama-reaction-trump-racist-ape-video\/\">Obama says &#8216;respect for the office&#8217; lost after Trump shares racist ape video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4456909\/doj-failed-side-quests-undercut-trump-accountability\/\">DOJ&rsquo;s failed side quests could undercut Trump&rsquo;s accountability message<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;You must make a legal provision to allow Jewish religious MOHELS to perform their duties here in Belgium,&rdquo; White wrote on X on Monday. &ldquo;BELGIUM is a civilized country.&nbsp;Stop this unacceptable&nbsp;harassment of the Jewish community here in Antwerp and in Belgium. It&rsquo;s 2026, you need to get into the 21st century and allow our brethren Jewish families in Belgium to legally execute their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-urges-lawmakers-to-oppose-unconstitutional-equality-act\/\" title=\"MTG urges lawmakers to oppose \u2018unconstitutional\u2019 Equality Act\">religious freedoms<\/a>!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anti Semitism is UNACCEPTABLE in any form &amp; it must be rooted out of our society. <\/p>\n<p>President TRUMP <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JDVance<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VP<\/a>  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecRubio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecRubio<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateSEAS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StateSEAS<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeputySecState?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DeputySecState<\/a> and I call upon all of Belgium to do a much better job on this subject ! <\/p>\n<p>TO BELGIUM, <\/p>\n<p>SPECIFICALLY YOU&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ambassador Bill White (@BillWhiteUSA) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillWhiteUSA\/status\/2023341575556698350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>White, who was confirmed to his post last October, then went further, alleging Vandenbroucke &ldquo;refused&rdquo; to shake his hand or be photographed with him because of his &ldquo;clear&rdquo; &ldquo;dislike&rdquo; of the United States, &ldquo;the country that fought and where tens of thousands of our nation&rsquo;s sons died for Belgium&rsquo;s freedom twice&rdquo; during the first and second World Wars.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Take action NOW!&nbsp;The world is watching. America is counting on you to do the right thing,&rdquo; he wrote. I am heading to Antwerp next week to meet with these MOHELS and their families.&nbsp;Frank you and Conner Rousseau should come with me!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rousseau is another Belgian politician and chairman of the country&rsquo;s social-democratic Flemish Vooruit party.<\/p>\n<p>Vandenbroucke did not respond to the <em>Washington Examine<\/em>r&rsquo;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>White appears to be referring to raids by Belgian police of three Jewish homes in Antwerp last May, in which officers were reportedly looking for knives and other equipment used in circumcisions, in addition to documentation, after a local rabbi complained that they were also performing metzitzah b&rsquo;peh, in which mohels suck the penises of the circumcised boys to clean the wound.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Aharon Eckstein, one of the rabbis who was raided and a prominent figure in Belgium&rsquo;s Haredi Orthodox Jewish community, has denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>No arrests were made at the time, but the police action has been criticized by the European Jewish Association.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4458056\/europe-rubio-remarks-munich-vance-fiery-address\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4458056\/europe-rubio-remarks-munich-vance-fiery-address\/\"><strong>EUROPE BRACES FOR RUBIO REMARKS IN MUNICH AFTER VANCE&rsquo;S FIERY ADDRESS<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under Belgian law, circumcision is supposed to be performed by medical professionals, with the country also recently prohibiting Jewish kosher slaughter,&nbsp;or shechita, which requires animals to be conscious at the time of their killing.<\/p>\n<p>White was the former president of the&nbsp;Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum and Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, as well as a one-time supporter of former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\">Barack Obama<\/a>, before becoming a diplomat for the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump envoy slams Belgian minister over antisemitism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2570349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25178500716491.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[11079,13755,73887,20896,3634],"class_list":["post-2570348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ambassador","tag-antisemitic","tag-belgian-health-minister","tag-belgium","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25178500716491.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2570348"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2570352,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570348\/revisions\/2570352"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2570349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2570348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2570348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2570348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}