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Priceless Romanian artifacts recovered a year after being stolen from Dutch museum

The Dutch government last year paid 5.7 million euros to compensate Romania for the theft.

Golden Helmet of Cotofenesti and gold bracelets recovered after being stolen from a Dutch museum, April 3, 2026.
A view inside the Peter and Paul Church in Maastricht shows an excavation pit opened in the floor, where archaeologists believe they may have uncovered the skeletal remains of Charles de Batz de Castelmore, known as d’Artagnan, leader of King Louis XIV's musketeers, March 25, 2026.

Archaeologists may have found lost remains of French musketeer d'Artagnan in Dutch church

Vehicles outside a Jewish school following an explosion that caused minor damages, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 14, 2026.

Netherlands tightens security for Iranian dissidents after shooting of man critical of Iran

Sign on the wall of an officially shut down branch of the Muslim Brotherhood is seen on January 14, 2026 in Amman, Jordan.

Dutch House of Representatives adopts motion to ban Muslim Brotherhood in the Netherlands


Dutch House of Reps votes to close mosques that preach destruction of Jews, Israel

The House also passed a motion to create a proposal to punish antisemitism more severely.

 Demonstrators hold Palestinian and Israeli flags as they gather in front of the National Holocaust Museum on the day of its opening, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 10, 2024.

'I don't wear a yarmulke anymore': Netherlands’s Jews endure outbreak of antisemitism

Stickers were found across Apeldoorn demanding the city be made "Jew Free."

 A woman wrapped in an Israel flag stands outside the place where mayor of Amsterdam Femke Halsema attends a press conference following the violence targeting fans of an Israeli soccer team, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 8, 2024.

Dutch police arrest 16-year-old for throwing explosive at Amsterdam tram during protests

The suspect is currently in custody and being questioned.

Dutch police officers detain a man after riots in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 11, 2024.

Netherlands has opportunity to show Europe how to deal with violent antisemitism - editorial

Now, it is time for the Dutch to collectively show that they will not accept “Jew hunting” or allow the growing rise of Islamism in the country to affect the Jewish community.

 A woman wrapped in an Israel flag stands outside the place where mayor of Amsterdam Femke Halsema attends a press conference following the violence targeting fans of an Israeli soccer team, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 8, 2024.

What does the 'Jew hunt' in Amsterdam spell out for local leadership? - opinion

The question is whether the mayor can weather this storm, when even the vehemently non-political Dutch king spoke out against the violence in the streets of his capital.

Mayor of Amsterdam Femke Halsema attends a press conference following the violence targeting fans of an Israeli soccer team, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 8, 2024.

'We let down Dutch Jewry as we did in WWII,' King of Netherlands tells Herzog

The two spoke after violent pogroms targeting Israeli soccer fans took place in Amsterdam, during which several were injured and three went missing.

 PUTTEN, NETHERLANDS - OCTOBER 2: King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands attends the 80th commemoration of the Putten Raid on October 2, 2024 in Putten, Netherlands

Secret Israeli gov’t report exposes Dutch anti-Israel sentiment spiraling out of control

Following reports of recent violent attacks on Israeli fans in Amsterdam, The JPost reveals an exclusive and classified report from Israel’s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combatting Antisemitism.

 Map of relations between pro-Palestinian organizations in the Netherlands in front of pro-Palestine demonstrators in Holland, November 8, 2024 (illustration).

Dutch Parliament votes to designate Samidoun as terror organization

"Oganisations like Samidoun, which spread antisemitism and glorify terror, do not belong in the Dutch constitutional state."

 A photo shows a flag of the pro-Palestine organization 'Samidoun' during a "in solidarity with Gaza" demonstration in Duisburg, western Germany, on October 9, 2023.

Dutch police refuse to guard Jewish sites over 'moral dilemmas,' officers say

Marcel de Weerd and Michel Theeboom, from the Jewish Police Network, claimed "“There are colleagues who no longer want to protect Jewish targets or events."

 A Dutch police officer stands guard. March 30, 2024.

Two Pakistani men convicted over calls to murder Dutch anti-Muslim leader Wilders

Wilders, whose party joined government for the first time this year after a clear election victory, has lived under tight security for the past 20 years due to death threats.

 Geert Wilders, Dutch right-wing politician and leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV).  November 24, 2023.