Netherlands

Blue Bird adds fourth weekly Tel Aviv-Amsterdam flight as summer demand rises

The additional service will begin on August 10, with flights operating four days a week and one-way fares starting at €164.

Blue Bird Airways planes
Previously undiscovered tomb of an individual named "Paser," found at the ancient Theban necropolis, July 24, 2026.

Previously undiscovered ancient Egyptian tomb found at Theban necropolis on Nile's west bank

Ellen Monique Tjittes, a 56-year-old Dutch Christian whose grandfather and great-grandparents were recognized as Righteous Among the Nations.

Dutch descendant of Righteous Among the Nations fights for Israeli residency

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan talks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands January 16, 2025.

ICC dismisses prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual misconduct allegations, diplomatic sources say


Java Man return to Java: Netherlands to return Dubois Collection of 28,000 fossils to Indonesia

A Dutch commission ruled the haul, which includes the Java Man skull cap, was seized 'against the will of the local population', clearing the way for its unconditional repatriation.

Java Man return to Java: Netherlands to return Dubois Collection of 28,000 fossils to Indonesia.

Dutch teenagers arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia, report says

The Telegraaf reported that the boys had been contacted by pro-Russian hackers on Telegram.

An exterior of The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, September 22, 2025.

Dutch MP forced to change ‘Palestinian flag’ outfit during heated budget debate

Dutch MP Esther Ouwehand was told to change her Palestinian flag outfit during a tense budget debate. She returned wearing a watermelon-themed blouse, a symbol of Palestinian "resistance."

Dutch parliamentarian Esther Ouwehand wearing a Palestinian flag blouse, September 18, 2025.

Palestinian Hamas-aligned journalist Mustafa Ayash arrested at Netherlands airport - report

Ayash is reportedly set to be deported to Austria.

Pro-Palestinian protesters face Dutch police during a banned demonstration in Amsterdam, Netherlands November 10, 2024

Suspect arrested for burglary, arson attempt at Israeli embassy in the Hague - report

No embassy employees were harmed in the incidents, according to reports.

Shashed door at the Israeli embassy at The Hague.

Bacchus or theater mask? Rare 1,900-year-old Roman find in the Netherlands

Alongside an oil lamp were four ceramic plates, two jugs, a cup, a glass bowl and a bronze bowl, and archaeologists debate its meaning.

The lamp, after cleaning.

KAN addresses calls for Israel to withdraw from Eurovision

KAN CEO Golan Yochpaz says Israel must remain part of Eurovision as several European countries threaten a boycott over the Gaza war.

 Yuval Raphael, representing Israel, attends the second semi-final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, May 15, 2025

Netherlands to not join Eurovision if Israel participates, says broadcaster

The European Broadcasting Union which organizes the event said on Thursday it understood the "concerns and deeply held views around the ongoing conflict in the Middle East."

Eurovision 2026 logo

Netherlands plans to ban imports from West Bank settlements, Dutch FM says

The Netherlands is a leading global buyer of Israeli goods, but Van Weel did not say what volume of goods is currently imported from Jewish settlements.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich interacts with a man, on the day of a press conference regarding settlements expansion for the long-frozen E1 settlement, that would split east Jerusalem from the West Bank, near the Israeli settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim, August 14, 2025.

'Europe must choose: Israel or Hamas,' FM Sa'ar slams outgoing Dutch counterpart

Sa'ar said that the terrorist organization praised decisions to recognize a Palestinian state and other actions taken by European officials against Israel.

MK Gideon Sa'ar attends a civil investigative committee hearing on the October 7 massacre, in Tel Aviv, August 18, 2024