September 8, 2016
7:04 pm

Illustrative photo of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking on the phone at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, April 28, 2014. (Amos Ben Gershon/GPO)

Netanyahu thanks Christian Zionists in Netherlands for support

‘We know we have no better friends on earth than you,’ PM tells director of Christians for Israel organization

By JTA and Times of Israel staff

September 8, 2016
1:48 pm

Polish President Andrzej Duda (C-R) and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (C-L) inspect an honour guard during an official welcoming ceremony in the courtyard of the presidential palace in Warsaw on September 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/JANEK SKARZYNSKI)

Netanyahu and Abbas agree ‘in principle’ to meet, Russia says

No confirmation from Jerusalem or Ramallah after latest report of possible face-to-face summit between leaders in Moscow

By Times of Israel staff and AP

September 7, 2016
5:29 pm

Dutch Parliament Member Tunahan Kuzu refuses to shake hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the States General at the Binnenhof as part of Netanyahu's visit to the Netherlands at the Binnenhof, in the Hague, on September 7, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / ANP / Bart Maat)

Dutch Muslim MP refuses to shake Netanyahu’s hand

PM nods and moves on as Tunahan Kuzu snubs him at Hague meet-and-greet, pointing instead to Palestinian flag pin on his lapel

By Times of Israel staff

September 7, 2016
4:13 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Dutch President of the Senate Ankie Broekers-Knol (L) and Parliament Speaker Khadija Arib (R) in The Hague on September 7, 2016 (Photo by Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

PM to Dutch MPs: Palestinians won’t accept Israel’s existence

In Holland, Netanyahu says Europe protected by Jewish state’s self-defense; is snubbed by pro-Palestinian lawmaker at meet-and-greet

By Times of Israel staff

September 7, 2016
2:54 pm

Top Abbas aide: There were ‘no preconditions’ for Netanyahu meeting

While Israel said Ramallah never dropped demands for settlement freeze, prisoner release, PA leader’s adviser insists Israel stymied Moscow summit

By Dov Lieber

September 6, 2016
7:15 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte give a press conference in The Hague, September 6, 2016. (AFP/ANP)

Netanyahu doubts Abbas claim he was ready to meet in Moscow

PM accuses Palestinians of contradicting selves on willingness for summit; Russian envoy says Netanyahu requested postponement

By Stuart Winer and Dov Lieber

September 6, 2016
10:49 am

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte during a previous visit to The Hague (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO/Flash90)

Netanyahu vows to give EU ‘new understanding’ of Israel’s role in war on terror

Heading to Netherlands, PM seeks to highlight the Jewish state as the ‘most stabilizing element in the Middle East’

By Raphael Ahren

September 6, 2016
4:45 am

Former Dutch prime minister Dries van Agt (photo credit: CC BY Heden en verleden in het Torentje, Wikimedia Commons)

Dutch ex-PM: ‘War criminal’ Netanyahu should be tried in Hague

Ahead of Netanyahu visit to Netherlands, Dries van Agt says Israeli leader should go straight to the ICC over ‘occupation,’ ‘building of settlements’

By JTA

September 3, 2016
11:44 am

Illustrative photo of a Jewish cemetery (Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland)

Woman’s dying wish ends Dutch Jewish cemetery’s century of disuse

Funeral of Holocaust survivor Juliana Slaat-Luycx is first burial since 1920 at Den Ham, east of Amsterdam

By JTA

August 19, 2016
7:22 pm

Anne Frank statue near the Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Matt Lebovic/Times of Israel)

Dutch Jewry can no longer sustain itself, local leader warns

Head of Crescas institute for Jewish culture says Holocaust, emigration to Israel have taken devastating toll

By JTA

August 16, 2016
12:25 am

The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands (Vincent van Zeijst/Wikimedia Commons/File)

Lawyer aiding Palestinians at ICC claims Israel threatening her

Nada Kiswanson alleges intimidation and death threats over involvement in world court inquiry into 2014 Gaza War; Israel calls charge ‘preposterous’

By AFP

August 11, 2016
6:09 pm

Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, center, waits on the steps of the International Criminal Court after answering questions of reporters in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday, June 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch human rights lawyer claims Israel threatening her

Nada Kiswanson represents Palestinian group at ICC, says she received death threats; Israel dismisses ‘preposterous’ allegation

By Mike Corder

August 11, 2016
3:18 pm

Members of Turkey's armed forces are escorted by police over their suspected involvement in an attempted coup, July 17, 2016. (Tolga Adanali/Depo Photos via AP)

Turkey pursuing attachés in Greece who ‘fled to Italy’ after coup

Foreign minister says country working to bring ‘both these traitors’ back, without specifying allegations against them

By AFP

July 30, 2016
1:36 pm

Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport (CC-BY-SA Cjh1452000/Wikipedia)

Security stepped up at Amsterdam airport over threat

Authorities say flights and regular activities unaffected despite heightened alert status

By AFP

July 22, 2016
5:55 pm

Syrian civilians react following a reported air strike by Syrian government forces on the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib, July 20, 2016. (AFP Photo/Omar haj kadour)

Dutch court convicts four jihadists fighting in Syria

At least 260 Dutch citizens have left the Netherlands for Syria and Iraq to join fighters there; 40 have since returned

By AFP

Topic: Netherlands

Netanyahu thanks Christian Zionists in Netherlands for support

‘We know we have no better friends on earth than you,’ PM tells director of Christians for Israel organization

Netanyahu and Abbas agree ‘in principle’ to meet, Russia says

No confirmation from Jerusalem or Ramallah after latest report of possible face-to-face summit between leaders in Moscow

Dutch Muslim MP refuses to shake Netanyahu’s hand

PM nods and moves on as Tunahan Kuzu snubs him at Hague meet-and-greet, pointing instead to Palestinian flag pin on his lapel

PM to Dutch MPs: Palestinians won’t accept Israel’s existence

In Holland, Netanyahu says Europe protected by Jewish state’s self-defense; is snubbed by pro-Palestinian lawmaker at meet-and-greet

Top Abbas aide: There were ‘no preconditions’ for Netanyahu meeting

While Israel said Ramallah never dropped demands for settlement freeze, prisoner release, PA leader’s adviser insists Israel stymied Moscow summit

Netanyahu doubts Abbas claim he was ready to meet in Moscow

PM accuses Palestinians of contradicting selves on willingness for summit; Russian envoy says Netanyahu requested postponement

Netanyahu vows to give EU ‘new understanding’ of Israel’s role in war on terror

Heading to Netherlands, PM seeks to highlight the Jewish state as the ‘most stabilizing element in the Middle East’

Dutch ex-PM: ‘War criminal’ Netanyahu should be tried in Hague

Ahead of Netanyahu visit to Netherlands, Dries van Agt says Israeli leader should go straight to the ICC over ‘occupation,’ ‘building of settlements’

Woman’s dying wish ends Dutch Jewish cemetery’s century of disuse

Funeral of Holocaust survivor Juliana Slaat-Luycx is first burial since 1920 at Den Ham, east of Amsterdam

Dutch Jewry can no longer sustain itself, local leader warns

Head of Crescas institute for Jewish culture says Holocaust, emigration to Israel have taken devastating toll

Lawyer aiding Palestinians at ICC claims Israel threatening her

Nada Kiswanson alleges intimidation and death threats over involvement in world court inquiry into 2014 Gaza War; Israel calls charge ‘preposterous’

Dutch human rights lawyer claims Israel threatening her

Nada Kiswanson represents Palestinian group at ICC, says she received death threats; Israel dismisses ‘preposterous’ allegation

Turkey pursuing attachés in Greece who ‘fled to Italy’ after coup

Foreign minister says country working to bring ‘both these traitors’ back, without specifying allegations against them

Security stepped up at Amsterdam airport over threat

Authorities say flights and regular activities unaffected despite heightened alert status

Dutch court convicts four jihadists fighting in Syria

At least 260 Dutch citizens have left the Netherlands for Syria and Iraq to join fighters there; 40 have since returned

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