Belgium’s ex-PM accused of anti-Semitism for ‘Antwerp diamond dealers’ crack

Elio di Rupo accused of 'pouring oil on the fire' by using phrase many see as a disparaging reference to the city's sizable Jewish population

Belgium’s previous prime minister faced accusations of anti-Semitism after complaining in an interview that the kingdom has become a country “of Antwerp diamond dealers.”

Elio di Rupo, a socialist politician who serves as Belgium’s prime minister from 2011 to 2014, was accused of dog whistling in an interview published Friday in the L’Echo newspaper.

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