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Israel recalls ambassador to Netherlands after public criticism of ministers Smotrich, Ben-Gvir

Vapni called Jewish settler extremists in the West Bank "thugs and terrorists," adding that they all belong in prison.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich seen in Jerusalem, January 28, 2024
Protesters wave Palestinian flags in front of the Rijksmuseum during the "Red Line" protest under the slogan "No money for genocide" in Amsterdam on November 8, 2026.

‘We Support Hamas’ sign seen in Amsterdam as 200,000 protest against Dutch Israel policy

 Ronald Visee holds a Netherlands flag flying at half-mast

The Netherlands confronts Israel while hiding from its own Jewish history - opinion

Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were barred from attending their team’s match against Aston Villa – an example of how pressure surrounding Israeli participation has moved into European sport.

Netherlands 'leading hotbed of antisemitism': Israel condemns Hapoel Beersheba ban


Costco promotes controversial Anne Frank book after its suspension

Costco’s promotion of the book is “continuing the trend of Americans wanting less to directly talk about the Holocaust and more to talk near it,” tweeted author Maris Kreizman.

 A car passes by a Costco store in Seattle.

New Dutch government sworn in 10 months after last election

The new Dutch government has been sworn in and promises generous spending on sustainable energy, housing, childcare and education, but will first have to deal with the coronavirus crisis.

 King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Prime Minister Mark Rutte talk before signing Royal Decrees at the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague, the Netherlands, January 10, 2022.

Dutch rabbi resigns after comparing COVID measures and Nazism

Tamarah Benima, 71, left the Dutch Union for Progressive Judaism on Nov. 9, the rabbinical council wrote in a statement.

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

Yair, Yael, and Netanya are some of the names of Joop van Ooijen's grandchildren. They're all names favored by the Israeli middle class. But neither the Van Ooijens nor their 16 children are Jewish.

AMSTERDAM CANAL: At about 2 meters below sea-level, the city is built on 11 million support poles

Grand Prix: Motor racing-Verstappen wins for the Netherlands

Max Verstappen won his home Dutch Grand Prix for Red Bull on Sunday and took the Formula One championship lead in front of a roaring, dancing army of fans.

 Formula One F1 - Dutch Grand Prix - Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands - September 5, 2021 Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium with champagne after winning the race.

18 Orthodox Jewish girls pulled off flight in dispute over COVID protocol

Dutch police at Amsterdam’s removed 18 Orthodox Jewish girls from a Delta-KLM flight bound for New York on Friday allegedly because they failed to comply with COVID-19 measures.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish girl walks past a shop window displaying women's head coverings in Bnei Brak, Israel July 18, 2017. Picture taken July 18, 2017

Nazi-looted art collection to be investigated by Dutch gov't, returned

In their statement, the Dutch government said they "aim to return as much as possible of the art looted by the Nazis during the Second World War to its rightful owners.”

'Gurlitt: Status Report - Nazi Art Theft and its Consequences' exhibition at the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn, Germany, November 2, 2017.

Singer-songwriter Dotan to return to Israel in November

On Wednesday, Dotan posted on Twitter: “I’ll be playing my first-ever show in Israel on November 25th at the legendary Barby club in Tel Aviv.”

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Dutch university removes ‘from the river to the sea’ banner after protests

“This chant isn’t about supporting a Palestinian state but all about expelling the Jews from Israel. This will never happen,” wrote Ronny Naftaniel, chairman of the Netherlands CJO.

Kosovo Albanians shout slogans and hold banners against violence in Gaza and in support for the free Palestine during a march in Pristina

Dutch museum pays thousands to compensate for looted Nazi art

The descendants of Richard Semmel's family friends were granted 200,000 euros by the Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle in the Netherlands, where the previously-owned painting currently sits.

Christ and the Samaritan Woman by  Bernardo Strozzi (1581–1644), dated to the first half of 17th century, and currently belonging to the collection of the Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle, the Netherlands.