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Protesters gather outside Dutch Embassy to Israel wanting answers on Netanyahu-Rutte Oct. 7 call

A statement from the Foreign Ministry on October 7 said that Netanyahu had spoken with both Rutte earlier in the day, and he had "expressed full support for Israel's right to defend itself."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, October 23, 2023, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Pro-Palestinian protestors hold a flag and a banner outside the RTE (Radio Telefis Eireann) Irish public service broadcaster television studios as demonstrators call for an Irish boycott of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if there is Israeli participation, in Dublin, Ireland, November 1, 2025.

Netherlands to return to Eurovision 2027 after boycotting Israel’s participation

The Dutch chess team is seen on Monday, September 21, 2026, at the Chess Olympiad  in Samarkand Uzbekistan sat across from empty seats and the Isreali team refused to play on Yom Kippur.

Israeli chess team penalized after Yom Kippur scheduling agreement falls apart

Pro-Israel rally in Amsterdam, September 2026.

Thousands of Christians rally for Israel in Amsterdam as anti-Zionist protesters clash with police


Israel considering additional steps against Netherlands over trade ban against West Bank products

According to the source, Israel's policy on the matter has not changed: Israel has acted, is acting, and will continue to act against those who act against it.

A protester draped in a Palestinian flag holds up a sign at a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands May 24, 2024.

Western intelligence warns of Iranian cyber campaign using spyware against activists, press

Britain's National Cyber Security Center said Iranian state-linked cyber actors had used a spyware family known as "CHOSEN BRICK" to steal emails, messages, and other sensitive information.

An illustrative photo of a laptop displaying the Iranian flag, representing Iran in a digital or cyber context, March 27, 2026.

Dutch farmers ignite highway fires, sabotage railways ahead of state opening of parliament

ProRail said pipes had been found attached to railways in over 20 locations, mainly in rural areas in the middle and the east of the country.

People gather on a train platform after suspected sabotage disrupted Dutch train services, in Zwolle, Netherlands, in this screengrab taken from a video released on September 15, 2026.

Nazi-looted ‘Portrait of a Lady’ to return to Jewish heir after 80 years in Argentina

The painting had been part of the renowned collection of Jacques Goudstikker, one of Europe's leading art dealers before World War II.

The suspected 'Portrait of a Lady' in 2025.

Five European nations seek deals to send migrants out of the EU

Germany, Austria, Greece, Denmark and the Netherlands said they are working toward deals with non-EU countries to establish migrant return hubs, despite human rights concerns.

Migrants deported from the United States walk a jet bridge. (Ilustrative)

European states criticize Israel, but keep relying on its defense technology - analysis

European countries are increasing defense budgets and confronting the Russian threat, and in areas where no available alternative exists, they are finding it difficult to give up Israeli systems.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir meets with Finnish Chief of Defense Gen. Janne Jaakkola on August 24, 2026.

Rwandan genocide suspect jailed for life in Netherlands for 1994 war crimes

The defendant, identified only as Eugene N., had fled to the Netherlands in 1998 and later obtained Dutch nationality. Dutch prosecutors opened an investigation into him in 2020.

People pray by a mass grave at Nyanza Genocide Memorial Center in Kigali, Rwanda on April 11, 2024.

Israel now has the power to respond to action against it with diplomatic consequences - editorial

“Our message is clear,” Sa’ar wrote. “Those who act against Israel will have no foothold in the region. Israel will not allow measures to be taken against it without a response.”

FOREIGN MINISTER Gideon Sa'ar and  European Union Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica.

Israel removes Netherlands representatives from Gaza center following settlement goods ban

In a statement released on X/Twitter, Sa’ar highlighted the Netherlands’s recent ban on the import of products made in Israeli West Bank settlements as an example of Dutch anti-Israel policies.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar speaks during a signing ceremony for an agreement establishing the future permanent campus of the United States Embassy in Jerusalem, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, July 1, 2026.

Dutch public broadcaster pulls out of 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, citing Gaza war

According to AVROTROS Director-General Taco Zimmerman, "It is undeniable that international conflicts are increasingly affecting the Contest, undermining its neutral character."

A general view during the Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest at Wiener Stadthalle on May 16, 2026 in Vienna, Austria.