Netherlands

Dutch carolers vow to keep singing antisemitic Easter song

Carolers in the Netherlands refuse to drop Easter song denouncing 'the Jews who with their false council sacrificed Jesus'.

Israeli citizen murdered in Holland

2 arrested for murder of Israeli man during robbery in city of Utrecht.

Dutch Jew harassed by street gang for two years speaks out

Dutch Jew suffers two years of harassment by gang with police declining to charge assailants due to "insufficient evidence."

Australia, Netherlands sue Russia over Malaysia Airlines crash

Australia and the Netherlands are pursuing legal actions against Russia over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014.

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Colleges to ignore query on ties to Jewish groups, but not Israel

Group of Dutch public universities vow to ignore controversial query on ties to Jewish groups - but not on ties to Israel.

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Colleges halt release of info on ties to Jewish, Israeli groups

Dutch universities pause compliance with request for information on any staff ties to Jewish or Israeli groups.

Dutch plan would force universities to reveal ties to Israel

Dutch Chief Rabbi says order forcing universities to reveal ties to multitude of Jewish group "reeks of antisemitism."

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Anti-Zionist group demands colleges reveal staff ties to Israel

'Reeks of antisemitism.' Dutch chief rabbi blasts group's demand that local universities identify any staff members who have ties to Israel.

Dutch Foreign Minister tests positive for COVID-19

Minister Wopke Hoekstra, who was only sworn in on Monday, isolating after testing positive in antigen test.

Former Dutch PM accuses Jews of poisoning Arabs

Dries van Agt accused of antisemitism, spreading a blood libe; after stating that Jewish settlers poison Arab neighbors.

Dutch govt. ends funding of terror-linked NGO

Dutch Foreign Ministry says it will end funding of 1 of the 6 organizations Israel accused of being linked to PFLP terrorist organization.

Netherlands declares another lockdown

Dutch government says it is allowing only supermarkets and 'essential' shops to stay open.

Dutch lawmaker ordered to remove antisemitic tweets

Judge orders Dutch right-wing lawmaker to take down tweets comparing COVID measures to treatment of Jews under Nazis.

Dutch politician sued after comparing restrictions to Holocaust

Jewish organizations in Netherlands file lawsuit against Thierry Bauden for comparing COVID-19 restrictions to the Holocaust.

Dutch Court: Benny Gantz not responsible for 2014 Gaza deaths

Appeals court in the Netherlands rules that Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz cannot be held liable for Gazans' deaths in 2014 operation.

Former Dutch queen tests positive for COVID-19

Princess Beatrix, 83, is in isolation at home and abiding by rules for people who have tested positive.

BDS-supporting Dutch party calls out 'racist' Holocaust event

Dutch far-left party says it wants to end ‘inherently racist’ Holocaust memorial event.

Watch: Riots after Dutch government tightens Covid restrictions

Violent riots broke out in Rotterdam on Friday night as hundreds gathered to protest against Dutch government Covid restrictions

New plaques explain Dutch cemetery housing Nazis' remains

‘No longer kept secret’: New plaques give context to Dutch cemetery where Nazis are buried next to WWII victims.

Reform leader who compared COVID-19 to Holocaust resigns

Dutch Jewish leader resigns from council after drawing parallels between COVID-19 measures and Nazism.

Netherlands to declare partial lockdown

The Netherlands intends to declare a partial lockdown due to a sharp spike in COVID-19 morbidity.

Dutch Chief Rabbi: More talk not enough to fight anti-Semitism

Arutz Sheva speaks with Rabbi Binyomin Jacobst, chief rabbi of the Chief Rabbinate of the Netherlands, at the EJA conference in Poland.

Netherlands: Reform leader likens COVID policies to Nazi Germany

Dutch Reform leader says COVID-19 policies remind her of Nazi Germany. 'Don't play with fire.'

Here's how one Amsterdam shop stayed solvent during lockdowns

In Amsterdam, a Jewish merchant channels the spirit of a fabled pre-Holocaust flea market.

Dutch Jewish community struggling to maintain a Jewish structure

Ellen Van Praag, Chair of Ressort Mediene communities, speaks to Arutz Sheva about challenges Dutch Jewish community faces.

Why are Dutch non-Jews giving their children Jewish names?

Jewish names surprisingly popular with both devout Protestants and secular parents in the Netherlands.

The first national Holocaust monument in the Netherlands opens

Dutch King Willem-Alexander unveils memorial to victims of the Holocaust in the Netherlands - the first of its kind.

Men who dressed like Nazis in Dutch town apologize

Ten men apologize after carrying out mock arrest of man wearing yellow star as part of rally against COVID-19 measures.

Dutch youths dress as Nazis in protest against COVID rules

Ten people dressed as Nazis stage mock execution of Jew in protest against coronavirus restrictions in the Netherlands.

Dutch Jewish orgs call on fairs to stop selling Nazi items

Latest call by Jewish groups comes after fair found to be selling multiple Nazi items, including yellow stars with identification cards.

Amsterdam to return $23.5 million painting to Jewish heirs

City officials end 9-year legal battle by giving up rights to Kandinsky painting sold under duress by Jewish art collector during Holocaust.

Canadian Dutch club commissions Anne Frank statue

Statue cast in the same material as the 1960 Anne Frank statue in Ultrecht stands on a platform at Edmonton, Alberta park.

Dutch Jewish woman who saved children during Holocaust honored

Daycare operator Henriëtte Pimentel posthumously honored with Jewish Rescuers Citation for saving children under her care from death camps.

Over 1,000 people infected with COVID-19 at Netherlands festival

'Staggering' infection rate at Utrecht festival highlights Dutch government's failings in pandemic management.

Austria joining eight others in boycotting upcoming Durban IV

September event in NYC will mark 20th anniversary of original UN Durban conference, widely lambasted for its descent into anti-Semitism.

Netherlands boycotting Durban IV conference

The Netherlands joins a list of nations boycotting Durban IV over concerns it will be a repeat of past anti-Semitic Durban conferences.

564 Dutch academics call for anti-Israel boycott

Hundreds of Dutch academics call to sever ties with Israel and with Israeli researchers.

Merkel: Nazi crimes are “Germany’s eternal responsibility”

"Nothing can take away the pain of the survivors of the concentration camps," Merkel says.

Dutch party equates COVID measures to Nazism

Forum for Democracy rebuked by Dutch Jews for banner comparing COVID restrictions to Holocaust ahead of national Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Museum opens at one of the Netherland’s most infamous Nazi camps

Dutch PM Mark Rutte inaugurates museum on former grounds of the Netherlands’ most infamous Nazi camps 80 years after its construction.

Dutch museum settles art claim with heirs of Jewish entrepreneur

Museum decides to compensate textile manufacturer's heirs for 1635 painting, ignoring recommendation of a state restitution panel.

After 'Jews to the gas' chant, Dutch mayor meets with top rabbi

Mayor of Arnhem meets with Dutch Chief Rabbi after fans of Arnhem's soccer club chant 'Hamas, Jews to the gas' at match.

Paper apologizes for drawing Jewish pollster as puppet master

Mainstream daily in the Netherlands apologizes for a caricature depicting a Jewish political pollster and entrepreneur as a puppet master.

Dutch soccer fans chant ‘Hamas, Jews to the gas’

Police probing incident after Dutch soccer fans call for Hamas to murder Jews en masse ahead of match.

Dutch shop fined for not writing 'settlement' on Israeli wine

Dutch inspectors fire store for selling Israeli wine from Samaria without marking it as a "settlement" product.

Netherlands anti-Semitism tally drops by 25%

Number of anti-Semitic incidents recorded in the Netherlands drops by 25% - but remains third-highest in over a decade.

'Blessing that Diaspora prevented Jews from having power'

Dutch national laureate philosopher calls Diaspora a ‘blessing’ because it prevented Jews from having power.

Netherlands: Free matzah for children

Dutch matzah factory gives away Passover product to 35,000 schoolkids.

Netherlands suspends AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60

Decision follows the death of a woman who had received a shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Dutch politician calls Nuremberg trials ‘illegitimate’

Thierry Baudet, leader of Dutch Forum for Democracy party, says he considers Nuremberg trials 'illegitimate.'

'Finally something nice named for Jews - and they take it away'

‘Jew cookies’ are a Dutch dessert staple. They’re getting a new name — and Dutch Jews are confused.

Netherlands: Swastika carved at Jewish student's home

Maastricht University student comes home to find his home vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti, mezuzah ripped from door.

Germany names SS veterans receiving army stipends

Germany gives Netherlands list of Dutch SS veterans who receive pensions for serving Hitler.

Dutch village tells its unique Holocaust rescue story

A Dutch village saved Jews - but never told their story. 'I did it all because I had no other choice,' operation leader Arnold Douwes says.

Author accused of anti-Semitism quits Holocaust memorial event

Abdelkader Benali, author who railed against Jews, quits as speaker for Dutch Holocaust commemoration following storm of criticism.

Dutch panel taps anti-Semitic author for Holocaust memorial

Abdelkader Benali chosen to deliver annual address for Amsterdam's main Holocaust memorial ceremony - despite his history of anti-Semitism.

A Dutch Jewish cemetery has become a Black pilgrimage site

Black community creates memorial day for slave buried in Dutch Jewish cemetery. 'It's about respecting another person's belief.'

Dutch government resigns over child benefits scandal

Prime Minister Mark Rutte remains unscathed and will run for a fourth term in a general election to be held in two months.

Dutch government temporarily bans flights from UK

Dutch government bans all passenger flights from Britain until January 1 after finding case of new coronavirus strain.

Dutch court rejects bid to reclaim Kandinsky painting

Dutch court throws out case brought by heirs of Jewish art collector to reclaim painting by Wassily Kandinsky sold during World War II.