Posts Tagged: Netherlands antisemitism
Antisemitic Incidents in the Netherlands Surge to Record Levels, New Report Finds
Antisemitism in the Netherlands surged to alarming levels last year, according to a new report, which found that anti-Jewish incidents across the country reached a...
Amsterdam Mayor to Apologize to Jewish Community for City’s World War II Persecution
Amsterdam authorities will issue an official apology to the local Jewish community for the city's role in the persecution of Jews during World War II...
Four More Sentenced to Jail for Amsterdam Attack Against Israeli Soccer Fans
An Amsterdam court announced at a public hearing on Wednesday jail sentences, ranging from 11 days to three months, for four more perpetrators of the...
Dutch Parliament Conditions Palestinian NGO Funding on Recognition of Israel
The Dutch Parliament passed a resolution on Tuesday to make funding for Palestinian NGOs depend on their recognition of Israel's right to exist. The Dutch House...
Amsterdam Pogrom, Protests Coordinated With ‘Extremist’ Network Linked to Former UNRWA Employee, Research Group Finds
The violence against Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam last week was a premeditated and coordinated attack orchestrated with extremist networks linked to a former employee...
Jewish, Israeli Organizations Mobilize to Aid Victims of Antisemitic Attacks in Amsterdam
Jewish and Israeli organizations mobilized to support victims with efforts on the ground just hours after Israeli soccer fans were attacked by mobs in Amsterdam...
Amsterdam Music Hall Restores Israeli Concert With ‘Tightened’ Security Following Outcry Over ‘Shameful’ Cancellation
Amsterdam's famed music hall the Concertgebouw has reversed its decision from earlier this week to cancel performances by the Israeli group Jerusalem Quartet amid concerns...
Dutch Police End Pro-Hamas Demonstration at Amsterdam University
Dutch riot police ended an anti-Israel demonstration at an Amsterdam university early on Tuesday, bulldozing barricades and detaining some 125 people in sometimes violent clashes, authorities said. In messages posted overnight on the...
Netherlands Airport Apologizes After Security Worker Harassed, Humiliated Former Hamas Hostage
The main international airport in the Netherlands issued an apology on Monday after two Israeli women, including a former Hamas hostage, were allegedly harassed and...
‘We Have Had Enough’: Dutch Jews Demand Action Against Rising Antisemitic Harassment
Jewish community leaders in the Netherlands issued a plaintive warning on Thursday concerning the continuing rise of antisemitism in the country, declaring: "We have had...
Pro-Israel Parties in Commanding Position Following Shock Election Result in Netherlands
Pro-Israel parties found themselves in a commanding position on Thursday morning following the prior day's elections in the Netherlands which resulted in the country's main...
Mass Arrest of Dutch Soccer Fans ‘Important’ Milestone in Fight Against Antisemitism, Says Top Netherlands Official
The arrest of more than 150 soccer fans on Saturday by Dutch police as they chanted antisemitic slogans on their way to a top-flight match...
Canadian Neo-Nazi Who Flashed Antisemitic Message Onto Anne Frank House With Laser Arrested in Poland
Police in Poland have arrested a Canadian neo-Nazi who projected an antisemitic message onto the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam at the behest of the...
The Netherlands’ Growing Antisemitism Problem: Five Minutes to Midnight
According to a new report from the Amsterdam-based Anne Frank House, nearly 40 percent of teachers in the Netherlands witnessed one or more antisemitic incidents...
