{"id":2583166,"date":"2026-03-24T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-linked-terrorist-group-claims-responsibility-for-antisemitic-arson-attack-in-belgium\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T08:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:13:34","slug":"iranian-linked-terrorist-group-claims-responsibility-for-antisemitic-arson-attack-in-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-linked-terrorist-group-claims-responsibility-for-antisemitic-arson-attack-in-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian-linked terrorist group claims responsibility for antisemitic arson attack in Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Firanian-linked-terrorist-group-claims-responsibility-for-antisemitic-arson-attack-in-belgium%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=2583166&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>An Iran-linked extremist group, Harakat Ashab al Yamin al Islamia, claimed duty for an antisemitic arson attack in Antwerp, Belgium, where a car was set on fire in the Jewish community. No injuries were reported, and two suspects, both minors, were arrested. Belgian authorities have not officially stated a motive. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-removes-1-7-million-member-group-joe-biden-is-not-my-president-without-warning-but-anti-trump-not-my-president-page-still-up-after-4-years\/\" title=\"Facebook Removes 1.7 MILLION Member ... \u201cJoe Biden Is Not My President\u201d Without Warning \u2014 But Anti...Trump \u201cNot My President\u201d Page Still Up After 4 Years\">group posted<\/a> its claim on Telegram, marking what appears to be a recent pattern of antisemitic attacks in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Location and outcome: Antwerp, Belgium; car fire in a Jewish area; no injuries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Suspects: Two minors detained; authorities have not disclosed a motive.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; perpetrator claim: Harakat Ashab al yamin al Islamia posted responsibility on Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Pattern of attacks: The group also claimed attacks linked to Jewish sites in London and has been associated with prior incidents in Liege (Belgium) and Amsterdam (Netherlands).<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Context and analysis: The International Center for Counter-Terrorism notes possible Iranian involvement and highlights that online posts frequently enough accompany the attacks, suggesting real-time dissemination by Iranian-aligned networks. The group is described as newly formed around March 9, with experts wary of disinformation and unclear links to Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Official stance: Belgian authorities have not officially confirmed a motive; police are investigating.  <\/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\">Iranian-linked <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >terrorist group claims responsibility<\/a> for antisemitic arson attack in Belgium<\/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_2541049\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>An Iranian-linked terrorist group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/explosions-in-afghanistan-lead-to-multiple-casualties\/\" title=\"Explosions in Afghanistan lead to multiple casualties\">claimed responsibility<\/a> for an arson attack in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/belgium\/\">Belgium<\/a> on Monday night. A car in the Jewish community of Antwerp, Belgium, was set on fire on Monday night. The incident occurred shortly after midnight, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.demorgen.be\/nieuws\/nieuwe-terreurgroep-eist-na-aanval-op-ambulances-in-londen-nu-ook-brandstichting-in-joodse-wijk-antwerpen-op-twee-minderjarigen-opgepakt~b807eaa7\/\">reports<\/a>. No people were injured, and local law enforcement authorities claimed they apprehended two suspects, both minors.<\/p>\n<p>Belgian authorities have not said an official motive for the incident. However, the Iranian-linked terrorist group, Harakat Ashab al Yamin al Islamia, claimed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.demorgen.be\/nieuws\/nieuwe-terreurgroep-eist-na-aanval-op-ambulances-in-londen-nu-ook-brandstichting-in-joodse-wijk-antwerpen-op-twee-minderjarigen-opgepakt~b807eaa7\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">responsibility<\/a> for the attack in a public messaging board on Telegram. It marks the second day in a row that the group, whose name roughly <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/icct.nl\/publication\/hybrid-threat-signals-assessing-possible-iranian-involvement-recent-attacks-europe\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">translates<\/a> to &ldquo;The Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right[eous]&rdquo;, claimed responsibility for an arson attack in a Jewish section of a European city.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4497491\/third-round-march-social-security-payments-goes-out-one-day\/\">Third round of March Social Security payments goes out in one day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4497528\/april-social-security-direct-payment-worth-994-goes-out-in-eight-days\/\">April Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in eight days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4500998\/mortgage-rates-rise-defiance-trump-push-hurting-gop-affordability\/\">Mortgage rates rise in defiance of Trump&#8217;s $200 billion push, hurting GOP on affordability<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Monday, the group claimed credit for torching four ambulances at a Jewish community rescue service outside the Machzike Hadath synagogue in London. Officials in the city have not verified these claims or officially linked the group to the arson as of yet, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Six antisemitic suspected terrorist attacks have now been attributed to Harakat Ashab al Yamin al Islamia. Previous attacks include the detonation of an improvised explosive device outside a synagogue in Liege, Belgium, and another <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2026\/03\/14\/europe\/amsterdam-jewish-school-explosion-netherlands-hnk-intl\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explosion<\/a> that occurred outside a Jewish school in Amsterdam, Netherlands, earlier in March.<\/p>\n<p>The organization has no recorded history of existing before March 9, according to reports. It is suspected that all of the recent attacks against Jewish targets in Europe are a response to the joint military strikes by the U.S. and Israel in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Possible links with Iran became clearer when the Liege attack was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nltimes.nl\/2026\/03\/16\/israel-warns-possibility-attacks-amsterdam-explosion-targeting-bank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> by a previously non-existent group calling itself Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia,&rdquo; said a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/icct.nl\/about\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a> by The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. &ldquo;HAYI has claimed attacks against an unspecified site in Greece on 11 March, as well as in France and another in the Netherlands, both on 23 March, which all likely constitute disinformation. Although these attacks have so far resulted in no casualties and only minor damage, they nonetheless display a clear terrorist intent, as evidenced by the deliberate targeting of Jewish sites and subsequent claims accompanied by further threats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4500624\/london-police-investigating-iran-ties-jewish-ambulance-arson\/\"><strong>LONDON POLICE INVESTIGATING IRAN TIES TO JEWISH AMBULANCE ARSON AFTER TERRORIST GROUP CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ICCT has noticed a link between the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\/\">antisemitic<\/a> attacks in Europe and the timing of posts about the attacks on Telegram.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the case of the three latest attacks in the Netherlands, the timing of online reporting is particularly noteworthy. Mentions of the incidents, despite occurring in the middle of the night, were published within minutes by the same four channels, followed shortly thereafter by the corresponding video claims,&rdquo; noted Julian Lanches, author of the ICCT <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/icct.nl\/publication\/hybrid-threat-signals-assessing-possible-iranian-involvement-recent-attacks-europe\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The close proximity of these channels to Iranian-aligned networks, combined with the near-immediate reporting and access to attack footage, suggests that they were informed of the incidents almost in real time, either directly by the perpetrators or via intermediaries,&rdquo; he noted.<\/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>Iranian-linked group claims antisemitic fire in Belgium<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2583167,"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\/03\/Belgium-police.jpeg?w=599","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7053,13856,20896,6039],"class_list":["post-2583166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-antisemitism","tag-arson","tag-belgium","tag-terrorism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Belgium-police.jpeg?w=599","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583166","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2583166"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2583170,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583166\/revisions\/2583170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2583167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2583166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2583166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2583166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}