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A Dutch railway train. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Dutch railway employees sing ‘inappropriate’ anti-Semitic song over loudspeaker

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Employees of the Dutch national railway company Nederlandse Spoorwegen sang an anti-Semitic soccer chant on Feb. 22 over an inter-city train’s public announcement system. During a train ride from a parade in the southern city...
The city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, June 1, 2014. Photo: Alfredo Borba via Wikimedia Commons.

The Netherlands reports record number of anti-Semitic incidents in 2019

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The highest number of anti-Semitic incidents ever recorded in the Netherlands took place in 2019, according to a report released on Monday. The Center for Information and Documentation on Israel (CIDI) has been monitoring anti-Semitism...
Street signs in Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Source: IsraelCNN.com.

Dutch city to keep street signs claiming Israelis cities are located in ‘Palestine’

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A Dutch city has decided to postpone a decision to change street signs that identify Israeli cities as Palestinian, JTA reported on Sunday. A spokesperson of the municipality of Eindhoven in the eastern Netherlands on Friday wrote on Twitter...
The Israel Defense Forces salutes Yom Kippur War heroes at an official annual memorial service for fallen soldiers on Oct. 9, 2011. Pictured is IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz. Credit: Sgt. Ori Shifrin, IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

Dutch court dismisses case against Israeli military chiefs

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The Hague District Court court dismissed a civil case on Wednesday brought by a Dutch Palestinian man seeking damages from two former Israeli military commanders: former Israeli air-force commander Amir Eshel and former military...
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks at the 2013 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 24, 2013. Photo: Monika Flueckiger/World Economic Forum via Wikimedia Commons.

Prime minister of Holland apologizes for nation’s role in wartime persecution of Jews

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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Sunday became the first Dutch leader to officially apologize for his country’s role in the Holocaust. Speaking at an event in Amsterdam to mark the 75th anniversary of the...
The main gate of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Credit: Angelo Celedon via Wikimedia Commons.

Dutch national railway to compensate Holocaust survivors and their families

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Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the Dutch national railway company, announced over the weekend that it had completed the necessary preparation to pay compensation to Holocaust survivors who were sent via Dutch trains to the death...
A pro-BDS display, with photos and Palestinian flags, at Dam Square in central Amsterdam June 24, 2016. Credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Dutch students to teacher: ‘Only reason you’re here is because Germans forgot to gas...

A new poll conducted in the Netherlands finds most of the country’s Jews are afraid to identify as Jewish in public. Half of all Dutch Jews polled said they do not feel safe in...
Johan’s Ark in the Netherlands. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Life-size Noah’s Ark may be heading to Israel

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A Dutch man who spent four years and $1.6 million to build an exact replica of Noah’s Ark says he will sail the 2,500-ton seafaring vessel to Israel. Johan Huibers, 60, a devout Christian from...
The Dutch parliament building. Credit: Michiel Jelijs/Flickr.

Dutch parliament to hold hearing on PA program rewarding terrorism

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Prompted by Israel calls to condemn the Palestinian Authority for rewarding terrorism, the Dutch Parliament will host an event later this week to hear from prominent activists who are spreading awareness about the so-called...

Dutch Jews fume over a plan to turn a historic synagogue into a restaurant

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Jews in the central Netherlands city of Deventer are outraged over a plan by a Turkish developer to turn a historic synagogue into an eatery. According to local media reports, developer Ayhan Sahin recently bought the...