Netherlands

Blast hits Jewish school in Amsterdam, mayor calls it targeted attack

The bombing is the second attack against a Jewish target in the Netherlands this week, after an explosive device detonated at a synagogue in the center of Rotterdam on Thursday.

A photograph taken on March 14, 2026 shows a police car parked outside a Jewish school, in Amsterdam, where an explosion was reported overnight.
Police officers on patrol during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit Opening Day at World Forum on June 24, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands.

Four arrested after explosion at Rotterdam synagogue: Ashab Al Yamim claims responsibility

A Togolese policeman, disguised as a terrorist, brandishes his weapon on October 20, 2022. (illustrative)

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Israeli pitcher-catcher duo, Ben Simons and C.J. Stubbs.

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Long-time Netanyahu critic, Sigrid Kaag, named as new UN Middle East envoy

Sigrid Kaag, while serving as foreign minister, clashed with then Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte over his support for Israel.

Sigrid Kaag, Dutch activist for Palestinian rights and nominee for the second-most powerful Cabinet post in the Dutch Foreign Ministry.

'Woke' culture has become a breeding ground for antisemitism - opinion

Progressive movements that claim to fight injustice are increasingly fostering hostility toward Jews and Israel, from college campuses to social media.

A MACCABI Tel Aviv soccer fan is comforted upon returning to Ben-Gurion Airport on an El Al rescue flight from Amsterdam after Israelis were attacked following a match with Ajax in November.

'War in Court': Dutch project reveals names of 425k. WWII Nazi collaborators

The archive, consisting of 32 million pages, includes about 425,000 mostly Dutch people who were investigated for collaboration with German occupiers during World War Two.

Arrest of Dutch Jews by the Nazis, February 1941

Jewish activists quit Volt, call for apology over pogrom and antisemitism

Jewish activists resign from Volt, demanding an apology for ignoring antisemitism in Amsterdam.

 Protesters running after Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam

Dutch Parliament votes to phase out UNRWA funding over terror ties

The measure, led by MPs Stoffer (SGP party) and Eerdmans (JA21 party), cut funds to the widely criticized UN agency by almost 25% for the first year.

 Dutch orthodox-protestant Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partijmember Chris Stoffer speaks during the discussion of the private member's bill of GroenLinks and PvdA in the House of Representatives to also have the abortion pill dispensed by the general practitioner in The Hague, on February 9, 2022.

'Free Palstine': WhatsApp group plays central role in Amsterdam pogrom trial

Seven people have already appeared in court, with another six still to appear. The WhatsApp group was centrally featured in the prosecution's statements during the trial.

 The city of Amsterdam

Dutch court rejects bid to stop arms exports to Israel

"The interim relief court finds that there is no reason to impose a total ban on the export of military and dual-use goods on the state," it said in a statement.

 Presiding judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua, Judge Tomoko Akane, and Judge Kimberly Prost prepare to deliver the verdict in the case of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, June 26, 2024.

Dutch politician Geert Wilders meets Israeli ministers, PM in Israel visit

Wilders expressed his excitement for the visit on social media, and many Israeli officials have thanked him for being a friend and ally.

 Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders speaks to media in The Hague, Netherlands after polls closed in an EU election on June 6, 2024.

Antisemitism evident in Amsterdam riots, but terrorism ruled out - Dutch Prosecution

"The suspects will not face terrorism charges, but in some cases, antisemitism has been formally included in the accusations."

 The city of Amsterdam

Apartment building in The Hague collapses after fire, four injured

Prime Minister Dick Schoof said in a statement he was shocked by images of the disaster and had offered assistance to local authorities.

A fire brigade vehicle is seen near the medical center, after Dutch police arrested a suspect after a shooting in Rotterdam, Netherlands, September 28, 2023.