An Orthodox Jewish man who was stabbed in the neck in Antwerp in a suspected anti-Semitic attack was released from the hospital.
Yehosha Malik, 31, sustained injuries classified as moderate on Nov. 15 in the capital of Belgium’s Flemish region, the Gazet van Antwerpen newspaper reported. He was discharged the same day after medical staff determined his injuries were not life-threatening.
In an interview with Hadrei Haredim, a Hebrew-language news website, Malik said he felt a jab to his neck “and saw a young man eagerly trying to stab again.”
Malik was on his way to synagogue in the city’s center, where a population of approximately 16,000 Orthodox Jews reside.
Moshe Kantor, president of the European Jewish Congress, called on European authorities to step up efforts to protect Jewish communities that are being targeted by Islamists and other parties. — jta