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From Amsterdam to Liège, attacks on Jewish sites show how quickly the Middle East conflict is spilling into Europe's streets. For Europe's Jews, a deadly antisemitic attack now seems grimly inevitable

First, at around 4 A.M. on March 9, an explosion struck a synagogue in Liège, Belgium, damaging the building's exterior, including shattering glass, though causing no injuries. The city's mayor, Willy Demeyer, labelled it an "extremely violent act of antisemitism."