'Frightening and sad': Jewish kids in Antwerp watch as paratroopers guard against jihad [photos]

#Belgium: Jewish girl looks on as a paratrooper stands guard at a building in the Jewish area in #Antwerp http://t.co/YasyZi2LeR @sstern66

— Mirjam Fischer (@Mirjam_Fischer) January 18, 2015

The Belgian government has stepped up security in Antwerp’s Orthodox Jewish neighborhood as Islamic jihad spreads across Europe. Here are some poignant photos of children adjusting to the new normal in the city’s Diamond Market district.

A Belgian paratrooper patrols outside a Jewish school in the central city of #Antwerp 17/1 #Belgium pic.twitter.com/ePRbb6gXOP

— Hans Solo (@thandojo) January 18, 2015

https://twitter.com/flbeachdad/status/556795237696540672

https://twitter.com/FreakS_Soul/status/556854901905817600/

https://twitter.com/JewishPress/status/556805952851427328/

ANTWERP – BELGIUM: Jewish community under heavy armed security following recent attacks in France. – NewsLine pic.twitter.com/aFz5vnZ2Ct

— Jewish Feed (@JewishFeed) January 18, 2015

https://twitter.com/belzerneias/status/556634735447785472/

It never ends…

@ILNewsAlerts @Adelirose Holocaust is coming back to Europe …. this time courtesy of Islam.

— the exDem ?????? (@joysamcyborg) January 18, 2015

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Europe fears attacks from returning #ISIS fighters; #Belgium deploys troops to protect targets, including #Jews http://t.co/ij8vUNFNGu

— TLV1 Podcasts (@TLV1Podcasts) January 19, 2015

Jihad: Terror Suspects Killed, Arrested in Belgium; Officials Warn of Multiple 'Sleepe… http://t.co/ShCLhbZmgX pic.twitter.com/jQXPR71s3q

— AM 920 The Answer (@RadioAnswer) January 19, 2015

…and no one is safe.

ISIS Terror Cells Now Operating In Belgium, Germany — And U.S. http://t.co/0Wya0WbFIU #tcot #tlot

— IBDeditorials (@IBDeditorials) January 17, 2015

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