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'Court freed anti-Semitic volcano ready to explode'

Man who attacked Amsterdam kosher restaurant an anti-Semitic 'volcano ready to explode', warns Dutch anti-Semitism watchdog group.

'Court freed anti-Semitic volcano ready to explode'

Attacker of kosher Amsterdam restaurant fought in Syria

Man who attacked Amsterdam kosher restaurant while waving PLO flag is reportedly an ex-combatant in Syria’s civil war, Dutch site reports.

Attacker of kosher Amsterdam restaurant fought in Syria

Dutch politician blames Trump for anti-Semitic Amsterdam attack

Spokesperson for left-leaning party says recognition of Jerusalem to blame for assault on kosher eatery.

Dutch politician blames Trump for anti-Semitic Amsterdam attack

Amsterdam: Man smashes windows of kosher restaurant

Man holding Palestinian Authority flag smashes windows of Amsterdam kosher restaurant.

Amsterdam: Man smashes windows of kosher restaurant

An Amsterdam Yom Kippur tradition since the first light bulb

Worshipers at Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam pray by candlelight each Yom Kippur

An Amsterdam Yom Kippur tradition since the first light bulb

The books that cheated death - twice

400-year-old Jewish library survives Hitler and the Inquisition.

The books that cheated death - twice

3 Israelis injured by out-of-control car in Amsterdam

Out of control vehicle rams into pedestrians outside Amsterdam Central train station. 3 Israelis among the injured.

3 Israelis injured by out-of-control car in Amsterdam

First French concentration camp being converted into memorial

Pithiviers station gets converted to Holocaust memorial, Amsterdam builds memorial with names of Holocaust victims.

First French concentration camp being converted into memorial

Dutch MPs oppose headscarf proposal for Amsterdam police

Amsterdam police push to allow religious headgear, MPs refuse, say religious symbols ruin police 'neutrality.'

Dutch MPs oppose headscarf proposal for Amsterdam police

WATCH: 60 European rabbis recite the 'Prayer for Israel'

Conference of European Rabbis marks 60 years since organization's founding - in the same Amsterdam synagogue they started in.

WATCH: 60 European rabbis recite the 'Prayer for Israel'

Holocaust-era US visa applications discovered

Family from Amsterdam which submitted applications to flee Nazi genocide perished in the Holocaust.

Holocaust-era US visa applications discovered

Memorial outside Holocaust victim's house gets moved

Amsterdam residents sue city over postcard-sized Holocaust memorial plaque.

Memorial outside Holocaust victim's house gets moved

BDS violence in Amsterdam: I was there

They were in the audience at my Amsterdam lecture and are at Dam Square every week. The police, however, are not.

BDS violence in Amsterdam: I was there

Jewish charter flight forced to make emergency landing

Flight chartered by Jewish pilgrims heading to tomb of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhansk in Poland forced to make emergency landing in Amsterdam.

Jewish charter flight forced to make emergency landing

Terrifying moment: Plane's landing gear collapses

Plane's landing gear breaks during touchdown in bad weather at Holland airport.

Terrifying moment: Plane's landing gear collapses

Dutch government allocates $8.5 million to Holocaust museum

Dutch government allocates more than $8.5 million to establishment of a Holocaust museum in Amsterdam.

Dutch government allocates $8.5 million to Holocaust museum

Anne Frank House attracts record crowds for 7th straight year

The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam had a record number of visitors for the seventh consecutive year.

Anne Frank House attracts record crowds for 7th straight year

Dutch police arrest suspects in planned 2015 synagogue attack

Dutch police arrest several suspects in connection with an unrealized plan to attack a synagogue in the country’s capital.

Dutch police arrest suspects in planned 2015 synagogue attack

Amsterdam rejects restitution, settles with survivors for $11M

City rejects calls to give direct restitution to Holocaust survivors taxed while held in concentration camps, pays Jewish groups $11M.

Amsterdam rejects restitution, settles with survivors for $11M

Dutch Jewish woman evicted after anti-Semitic abuse

Dutch court orders the eviction of a Jewish woman whose neighbor reportedly threatened to kill her and used anti-Semitic insults.

Dutch Jewish woman evicted after anti-Semitic abuse

Amsterdam kosher restaurant stabbing 'not a hate crime'

Assailant caught on camera stabbing a woman at the Grand Cafe Rimon was mentally unstable, police say.

Amsterdam kosher restaurant stabbing 'not a hate crime'

Amsterdam to pay Jewish community for Holocaust survivor taxes

Amsterdam will give Jewish community $11 million as compensation for taxes imposed on Holocaust survivors who returned home.

Amsterdam to pay Jewish community for Holocaust survivor taxes

Jewish woman stabbed at Amsterdam restaurant

Dutch-Jewish woman stabbed at a kosher restaurant in the Jewish quarter of Amsterdam. The background to the incident is unclear.

Jewish woman stabbed at Amsterdam restaurant

Amsterdam airport partially evacuated due to security alert

Amsterdam's Schiphol airport partially evacuated, one person arrested amid an unspecified security alert.

Amsterdam airport partially evacuated due to security alert

Shots fired at Amsterdam's central station

Dutch police say warning shots were fired in air while arresting a suspect, just hours after Brussels assault.

Shots fired at Amsterdam's central station

Anne Frank-themed 'escape room' criticized

The Anne Frank Foundation blasts Dutch company for creating a bunker resembling the Frank family's wartime hideout, ‘tacky and offensive’.

Anne Frank-themed 'escape room' criticized

El Al plane breaks a wing in Amsterdam

While being towed to runway for takeoff back to Israel, Boeing 737's wing hits into gate and breaks.

El Al plane breaks a wing in Amsterdam

Watch: How do Europeans respond to 'settlement' chocolate?

Lev HaOlam sets up shop in Amsterdam armed with chocolate from Hevron to gauge Europeans' real feelings toward Israel boycotts.

Watch: How do Europeans respond to 'settlement' chocolate?

Copyright fight over Anne Frank's diary

Anne Frank Foundation threatens legal action against French MP and academic over online publication of diary

Copyright fight over Anne Frank's diary

Netherlands: Anti-Semitic vandals attack Jewish home

Door and windows of Jewish house wrecked in Amsterdam, as vandals shouted ‘Jewish cancer’ and ‘liberate Palestine.’

Netherlands: Anti-Semitic vandals attack Jewish home

MK Zoabi uses Kristallnacht speech to compare Israel to Nazis

Controversial MK: 'It is easy to notice [Israel's] gradual moral descent that reminds us of Germany during the 1930's.'

MK Zoabi uses Kristallnacht speech to compare Israel to Nazis

Zoabi to speak at Kristallnacht memorial event in Amsterdam

Far-left Dutch group asks radical MK to address 'Israeli discrimination against Palestinians' during Holocaust commemoration.

Zoabi to speak at Kristallnacht memorial event in Amsterdam

Amsterdam to Compensate Jews for Fines From WWII

Descendants of Dutch Holocaust survivors fined with overdue rent after returning from concentration camps will be refunded.

Amsterdam to Compensate Jews for Fines From WWII

European Train Shooter was Flagged as a Jihadist

Obama lauds 3 American 'heroes' on vacation who overpowered Moroccan Spaniard who was on jihadist list; 'he had no chance.'

European Train Shooter was Flagged as a Jihadist

Amsterdam Won't Twin with Tel Aviv Because of 'Occupation'

Amsterdam Mayor withdraws plans to twin his city and Tel Aviv due to pressure from other parties over Israeli "occupation".

Amsterdam Won't Twin with Tel Aviv Because of 'Occupation'

Runaway Rabbi Eliezer Berland Awaiting Extradition Decision

Rabbi Berland arrested and released in Amsterdam, pending extradition for sex crimes allegations, but vows not to return to Israel.

Runaway Rabbi Eliezer Berland Awaiting Extradition Decision

After Two Years on the Run, Fugitive Rabbi Nabbed in Holland

Shuvu Banim sect leader and suspected sex offender Rabbi Eliezer Berland caught at Amsterdam airport; faces extradition to Israel.

After Two Years on the Run, Fugitive Rabbi Nabbed in Holland

Amsterdam Gallery Owner Charged for Selling Hitler's Book

Amsterdam antiques gallery owner charged with putting up for sale a copy of Hitler's "Mein Kampf", banned in the Netherlands.

Amsterdam Gallery Owner Charged for Selling Hitler's Book

Amsterdam Residents 'Hostile' to Holocaust Monument

Amsterdam decides to reconsider monument by famed US architect after locals complain it will take over their park.

Amsterdam Residents 'Hostile' to Holocaust Monument

Amsterdam to Up Jewish Security after Brussels Killings

Temporary measure to provide extra protection for Dutch Jewry follows recommendation from counter-terrorism agencies.

Amsterdam to Up Jewish Security after Brussels Killings

Attacked Neturei Karta Member: I'm Not a Zionist

Neturei Karta man who was attacked in Amsterdam reportedly seeking to meet his attacker so that he can explain his dislike for Zionism.

Attacked Neturei Karta Member: I'm Not a Zionist

Amsterdam Court: Anne Frank Museum Must Return Archives

Amsterdam court orders Anne Frank museum to return archives on loan from a Swiss foundation set up by the father of the Jewish teenager.

Amsterdam Court: Anne Frank Museum Must Return Archives

Neturei Karta Rabbi Attacked in Amsterdam

A Neturei Karta rabbi was assaulted by a Muslim man in the Dutch capital. He has been hospitalized.

Neturei Karta Rabbi Attacked in Amsterdam

Amsterdam Fined Holocaust Survivors

Jews from Amsterdam who survived Nazi camps or managed to hide were fined for tax avoidance.

Amsterdam Fined Holocaust Survivors

Amsterdam Bridge Honors Holocaust Hero

Amsterdam is commemorating a Righteous Gentile who saved 350 Jewish children during WWII by dedicating a nameless bridge in his honor.

Amsterdam Bridge Honors Holocaust Hero

Egged Beats Euro Rivals For Amsterdam Service

Israel's Egged Group has beat out three European carriers in its bid to provide public bus service in Amsterdam.

Egged Beats Euro Rivals For Amsterdam Service

Prominent Jews Leave Amsterdam over Anti-Semitism

The children of a prominent Jewish family in Amsterdam plan to move over anti-Semitism; politician calls for all Jews to leave.

Prominent Jews Leave Amsterdam over Anti-Semitism

Asterdorp, the Dutch ghetto where Jews were charged inflated rents

Asterdorp, the Dutch ghetto where Jews were charged inflated rents