Something is very wrong in Brussels

A feud in Brussels between a pro Hezbollah group and an anti sharia law group could have larger implications for Europe and possibly for the U.S. In mid August a group known as Stop the Islamisation of Europe (SIOE) petitioned the Brussels government through the mayor for permission to hold a protest against the lack of immigration control across the continent. The petition was denied because the mayor of Brussels, Mayor Thieleman, stated that the SIOE is a criminal organization and the protest would slander the Islamic religion. In response to the SIOE petition a group known as the Arab-European League (AEL), which is overtly pro Hezbollah, has petitioned the government to hold a protest in response to the SIOE petition. In 2002, the AEL held a protest in Antwerp where they burned the effigy of a Hassidic Jew and proudly propagated pro Hezbollah and pro Hamas slogans. The city of Antwerp happens to hold the largest population of Jews in the country. Furthermore, the AEL held a cartoon drawing contest with holocaust denial as the topic; an assertion that is illegal in Belgium. Unfortunately no arrests were made. As it stands right now the AEL will be allowed to hold their protest on September 9. For more on this subject: http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/2389