Holland

Palestinians appear as largest asylum seeker group in Netherlands early 2026 data

Dutch data shows asylum seekers with "unknown nationalities," largely consisting of Palestinians, formed the biggest group in early 2026 applications.

Pro-Palestinian protesters gather on the Zuiderstrand beach, during a protest against the violence in Gaza, on the sidelines of a NATO Summit, in The Hague, Netherlands, June 24, 2025.
Apple Museum in Utrecht, the Netherlands

Europe’s largest Apple museum opens in the Netherlands

Belgian military personnel armed with FN SCAR assault rifles stand guard outside a synagogue in central Antwerp as part of Belgium's reinforced security measures established at Jewish schools and synagogues, on March 23, 2026.

First cohort of Belgian soldiers take up position outside Jewish sites as security bolstered

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


Ex-teacher wins appeal on molestation conviction at Dutch Jewish school

A lawyer representing the alleged victims said he hoped prosecutors would appeal to the Supreme Court.

Amsterdam

A cultural bridge too far? Israeli expats assess life in the Netherlands

‘Sometimes I miss that Israeli directness’

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

Dutch village is finally ready to tell its unique Holocaust rescue story

In 1985, Nieuwlande became one of only two locales honored collectively by Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust museum for rescuing Jews, alongside Le Chambon-sur-Lignon in France.

Hanneke Rozema greets visitors at the De Duikelaar museum in Nieuwlande, the Netherlands on Jan. 25, 2021.

Speaker for Dutch Holocaust memorial after uproar over antisemitic comment

"I didn’t mean it," Benali said. "I distance myself from those remarks, they weren’t meant literally. I also have Jewish friends and interview Jewish authors.”

National Holocaust Museum Amsterdam 2016

Dutch gov't to appoint national coordinator on tackling antisemitism

The move was welcomed by leaders of leading Jewish communities and organizations in the Netherlands and Europe.

One of two Synagogues which had been spray painted with a swastike last weekend.

Novel on Holland’s largest Holocaust rescue operation slammed for errors

Hollands Diep, van Rijn’s publisher, said it “fully stands behind the book,” which Elco Lenstra, a company spokesperson, stressed was being marketed as a novel.

Newly arriving Jewish refugees from the Holocaust at Haifa Port, 1948

How Hanukkah returned to Amsterdam's Royal Concert Hall decades after WWII

A tradition that had been paused for 70 years after the Holocaust, its resumption is helping to unite and revitalize a dwindling and divided community with its glorious past.

Cantors and musicians perform at the annual Hanukkah event at the Royal Concert Hall in Amsterdam, Dec. 22, 2019.

Dutch Protestant Church apologizes to Israel for role in Holocaust

Dutch Protestant Church spokesman Peter de-Boer said “unfortunately, Christian theology contributed much to the antisemitic discourse that led to the events of the Holocaust.”

Dutch Ambassador to Israel Naor Gilon (left) is seen shaking hands with Duth Senate President Jan Anthonie Bruijn.

Dutch rabbis warn: Blow shofar sparingly, outside amid coronavirus crisis

Rabbis “should consider inviting congregations to go out to the synagogue’s yard and blow the shofar there, outside the actual building."

RABBI MOSHE SILVER blows a Yemenite shofar at the Jerusalem Promenade

Kissing now off the menu as lockdown ends for Dutch sex workers

Sex workers already adhere to strict health safety regulations in the Netherlands, but the industry has compiled a list of recommendations, including sexual positions to avoid.

Several popular sex clubs in Amsterdam's "Red Light" district closes their doors in response to a rapidly expanding coronavirus outbreak, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 15, 2020.