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Under attack at home and abroad, the Jewish people stand as one - opinion

From Beit Shemesh to Michigan, Jews worldwide have faced tragedy are connected by a shared destiny.

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CEO Yehuda Setton (left) and Chairman of The Jewish Agency Maj.-Gen. (res.) Doron Almog, pictured on March 3, 2026.
A military police force member of Royal Netherlands Marechaussee stands guard near a Jewish school in Amsterdam on March 16, 2026, following its reopening, two days after an attack on the Jewish institution.

Netherlands probing if Rotterdam synagogue attack has Iran link, minister says

Dutch prosecutors said on ​Monday that the ‌four men suspected of causing the Rotterdam synagogue explosion ​had done so ​with terrorist intent.

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Police arrest individuals who allegedly threw a red substance at an Israeli flag and red smoke bombs in the middle of a demonstration, on December 17, 2025 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Explosion near Amsterdam WTC linked to emerging group Ashab al-Yamin

"We are investigating this explosion," the spokesperson said. "The fire was immediately extinguished by security. We are reviewing footage and are calling on witnesses to contact the police."

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
A photograph taken on March 14, 2026 shows a police car parked outside a Jewish school, in Amsterdam, where an explosion was reported overnight.

Blast hits Jewish school in Amsterdam, mayor calls it targeted attack

The bombing is the second attack against a Jewish target in the Netherlands this week, after an explosive device detonated at a synagogue in the center of Rotterdam on Thursday.

|ByREUTERS, AARON GLICK

‘Free Palestine’ stickers backed with razor blades found outside Amsterdam Holocaust museum 

A number of the stickers were found outside the city’s Holocaust Museum but police are unsure how many may be spread across the city. 

NOVEMBER 10, 2024ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A sticker placed by an anti-Israel protester in front of a residential building across from Columbia’s Amsterdam gate, May 2024.. (Shira Dicker/The Media Line)

French MP defends attacks on Israelis, claims they 'supported genocide'

Mesmeur wrote "these people here were not lynched because they were Jewish, but instead because they were racist and supported a genocide."

NOVEMBER 10, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
Marie Mesmeur, as taken from her X

Dutch PM to Sa'ar: Amsterdam attacks were 'turning point' in antisemitism approach

Prime Minister Schoof expressed his commitment to bringing the perpetrators of Thursday night's attacks to justice.

NOVEMBER 10, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the former's residence in the Netherlands, November 10 2024

2,000 citizens were flown back to Israel on emergency flights, El Al said

Six flights were operated on Friday, and another two were on Saturday - with a total of eight flights evacuating Israeli citizens.

NOVEMBER 9, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An El Al flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024.

Geert Wilders says no arrests were made during the Amsterdam pogrom

Dutch authorities say that the "hit and run" nature of the attacks made it very hard to

NOVEMBER 9, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters demonstrate and light flares as a policeman patrols the area in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 7, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.

Israel police gather testimonies from pogrom witnesses, victims

The Israel Police have met with more than 230 victims of a Thursday pogrom in Amsterdam.

NOVEMBER 9, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israelis land at Ben-Gurion Airport following the antisemitic attacks on Israelis and Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam, November 8, 2024.

Israelis unable to return home are still at Amsterdam's airport

Buskila and Mazuz emphasized that during their time at the airport, they felt they were isolated solely because they were Israelis.

NOVEMBER 9, 2024ByHODAYA RAN
Police officers work at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, following the violence targeting fans of an Israeli soccer team, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 8, 2024.

Dutch PM to skip climate summit during probe into soccer violence

Dick Schoof said that due to the "major social impact" of attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans on Thursday, he will remain in the Netherlands for a government probe.

NOVEMBER 9, 2024ByREUTERS
Netherland's Prime Minister Dick Schoof reacts on the day of the European Political Community Summit at the Puskas Arena, in Budapest, Hungary, November 7, 2024.

Of dozens arrested in Amsterdam antisemitic attack, only 4 remain in custody

The suspects are in custody for public violence against individuals and groups.

NOVEMBER 9, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dutch mobile Police officers stand guard after several scuffles broke out in the city center following the UEFA Europa League, League phase - Matchday 4, football match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv, in Amsterdam on November 8, 2024.

Missed warnings: Dutch gov't probing if signs from Israel ahead of antisemitic attacks were missed

"An investigation is still being conducted on possible warning signs from Israel," Van Weel said in his letter late on Friday evening.

NOVEMBER 9, 2024ByREUTERS
A person is detained by the police as Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters demonstrate in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 7, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.