April 26, 2017
4:07 pm

Illustration. New immigrants arrive to Ben Gurion airport in Israel. (Gideon Markowicz/FLASH90)

Aliyah, Step 1: Bureaucracy

On her Kafkaesque path to prove she’s Jewish, so she can make that move of all moves — to Israel

By Rivka Bond

April 18, 2017
4:30 pm

Peter Redlich. (Courtesy of the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam)

Dutch electrician finds Holocaust victims’ 1941 US visa application

The Redlich family, raincoat factory owners, all perished at the Nazis’ hands; not known if their visa bid was ever answered

By JTA

April 14, 2017
5:58 am

Nanette Konig giving an interview to Estado TV, March 2015. (Courtesy of Estado)

Anne Frank’s final days, as told by her former classmate

Nanette Konig, 88, is one of few living friends of Dutch teenage diarist; they last saw each other during Frank’s final days at Bergen-Belsen

By Cnaan Liphshiz

March 28, 2017
6:36 pm

Argentinian president Mauricio Macri (right), his wife Juliana Awada (center) and Dutch queen Maxima pose in front of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Holland, on March 27, 2017. (AFP/ANP/Patrick van Katwijk)

Argentina president visits Anne Frank House in Netherlands

Mauricio Macri pledges to spread lessons of Holocaust diarist, and the message ‘of hope in the midst of darkness’

By JTA

March 26, 2017
3:37 pm

Dutch member of Parliament and leader of the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) Geert Wilders, center, raises his glass in a cafe during a visit to the town of Volendam, on March 3, 2017, ahead of March 15 general elections. (AFP/ ANP / Jerry Lampen)

Geert Wilders was not defeated

The far-right Dutch pol lost in recent elections, but his populism will triumph if migrant-related woes persist

By George van Bergen

March 25, 2017
8:27 pm

A man walks past a huge billboard picturing Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and with an inscription which translates as 'Yes' on March 23, 2017 in Ankara. (AFP/Adem Altan)

Erdogan says would be ‘easier’ if EU rejects Turkey bid

President threatens to reevaluate relations with the European Union, says ‘Turkey is no one’s whipping boy’

By AFP

March 22, 2017
3:47 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a Turkish Anatolian Publishers Association Members meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on March 22, 2017. (Adem Altan/AFP)

Erdogan warns Europeans risk their safety as feud rages with EU

Turkish premier threatens West: If you continue to behave like this, you will not be be able to walk streets in peace

By Raziye AKKOC

March 17, 2017
1:10 am

A man pulls a cart in front of a huge portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Taksim Square in Istanbul on March 15, 2017. (AFP Photo/Bulent Kilic)

Erdogan lashes EU over ‘anti-Islam crusade’

Amid referendum campaign to expand his powers, Turkish leader finds himself in worsening relations with Germany and Holland

By Fulya Ozerkan and Stuart Williams

March 16, 2017
3:39 am

Democrats 66 party leader Alexander Pechtold, right-wing populist leader Geert Wilders, Socialist Party leader Emile Roemer, Party for the Animals' Marianne Thieme, Green Left party leader Jesse Klaver, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Cornelis Gerrit (Kees) van der Staaij, Labour Party leader Lodewijk Asscher, and Christan Democrats party leader Sybrand Buma, from left, pose for a picture after the closing debate at parliament in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (Robin van Lonkhuijsen ANP POOL via AP)

Victorious Dutch PM Rutte expands lead over far-right as votes counted

Anti-Islam candidate Geert Wilders’s party sinks to third place in 2017’s first ballot-box test for European populists

By Mike Corder and Raf Casert

March 16, 2017
2:27 am

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker wipes his brow before speaking during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU’s Juncker hails Dutch ‘vote against extremists’

European Union Commission chief welcomes defeat of Wilders’ far-right Freedom Party as ‘vote for Europe’

By AFP

March 16, 2017
2:02 am

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte shakes hands with children after casting his vote for the Dutch general election in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Dutch PM Rutte beats anti-Islam leader Wilders

Exit poll shows ruling VVD party with 31 seats in 150-member parliament, to 19 for far-right rival, in closely watched vote with huge 82% turnout

By Mike Corder and Raf Casert

March 15, 2017
11:19 pm

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte shakes hands of children after casting his vote for the Dutch general election in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. (AP/Patrick Post)

Exit poll: Dutch PM Rutte beats back controversial far-right leader

Wilders tweets PM ‘has not seen the back of me!!’ after first indication liberal VVD party ahead

By Mike Corder and Raf Casert

March 15, 2017
4:28 pm

Erdogan says Europe treating Muslims like Jews during WWII

Turkish president warns ‘spirit of fascism running wild on streets of Europe’ as ‘Islamophobia is mounting’

By AFP

March 15, 2017
3:38 pm

Japan's Seiya Suzuki steals second as Israel's second baseman Tyler Krieger drops the ball during the second inning of their second-round game at the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo, March 15, 2017. (AP/Toru Takahashi)

Israel falls to Japan, ending miracle run at baseball tournament

Team loses 8-3, falling short at the World Baseball Classic after becoming the tourney’s darlings and astounding the baseball-watching world

By Joshua Davidovich

March 15, 2017
10:07 am

Voters queue outside a polling station at The Hague on March 15, 2017, as polls open across the Netherlands. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)

Polls open in key Dutch elections as far-right slips

Performance of Geert Wilders is seen as a litmus test for strength of right-wing populists ahead of other European ballots

By JO BIDDLE and Jan Hennop

Topic: Netherlands

Aliyah, Step 1: Bureaucracy

On her Kafkaesque path to prove she’s Jewish, so she can make that move of all moves — to Israel

Dutch electrician finds Holocaust victims’ 1941 US visa application

The Redlich family, raincoat factory owners, all perished at the Nazis’ hands; not known if their visa bid was ever answered

Anne Frank’s final days, as told by her former classmate

Nanette Konig, 88, is one of few living friends of Dutch teenage diarist; they last saw each other during Frank’s final days at Bergen-Belsen

Argentina president visits Anne Frank House in Netherlands

Mauricio Macri pledges to spread lessons of Holocaust diarist, and the message ‘of hope in the midst of darkness’

Geert Wilders was not defeated

The far-right Dutch pol lost in recent elections, but his populism will triumph if migrant-related woes persist

Erdogan says would be ‘easier’ if EU rejects Turkey bid

President threatens to reevaluate relations with the European Union, says ‘Turkey is no one’s whipping boy’

Erdogan warns Europeans risk their safety as feud rages with EU

Turkish premier threatens West: If you continue to behave like this, you will not be be able to walk streets in peace

Erdogan lashes EU over ‘anti-Islam crusade’

Amid referendum campaign to expand his powers, Turkish leader finds himself in worsening relations with Germany and Holland

Victorious Dutch PM Rutte expands lead over far-right as votes counted

Anti-Islam candidate Geert Wilders’s party sinks to third place in 2017’s first ballot-box test for European populists

EU’s Juncker hails Dutch ‘vote against extremists’

European Union Commission chief welcomes defeat of Wilders’ far-right Freedom Party as ‘vote for Europe’

Dutch PM Rutte beats anti-Islam leader Wilders

Exit poll shows ruling VVD party with 31 seats in 150-member parliament, to 19 for far-right rival, in closely watched vote with huge 82% turnout

Exit poll: Dutch PM Rutte beats back controversial far-right leader

Wilders tweets PM ‘has not seen the back of me!!’ after first indication liberal VVD party ahead

Erdogan says Europe treating Muslims like Jews during WWII

Turkish president warns ‘spirit of fascism running wild on streets of Europe’ as ‘Islamophobia is mounting’

Israel falls to Japan, ending miracle run at baseball tournament

Team loses 8-3, falling short at the World Baseball Classic after becoming the tourney’s darlings and astounding the baseball-watching world

Polls open in key Dutch elections as far-right slips

Performance of Geert Wilders is seen as a litmus test for strength of right-wing populists ahead of other European ballots

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