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Despite antisemitic controversy, thousands attend Kanye West concert in Netherlands

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:57:41 +0000

Protesters from the Jewish organization CIDI demonstrate outside the venue, displaying antisemitic quotes from the rapper on placards

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Dutch court rejects appeal by Jewish group, rules Kanye West allowed to perform

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:04:24 +0000

Judge says 'no indications' controversial rapper's presence could cause 'concrete dangers'; Jewish group: 'The feeling we are getting is that it is okay if you are antisemitic'

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Netherlands not planning to bar Kanye West over antisemitic outbursts

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:03:00 +0000

Dutch minister says no indication of threat to public order, despite UK ban and growing European backlash over rapper's history of anti-Jewish, pro-Hitler rhetoric

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Explosion hits Christian pro-Israel center in the Netherlands

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:05:09 +0000

No one was hurt in the blast as a wave of explosions targeting Jewish and Israel-related institutions has hit Europe in recent weeks

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Antisemitic attacks in Europe raise questions about new, shadowy ‘terror group’

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:01:31 +0000

Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya was unknown until earlier this month, but a string of arson attacks has led some to suggest it may be tied to pro-Iranian militias

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Netherlands probing if Rotterdam synagogue attack has Iran link, minister says

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:29:07 +0000

Diaspora Ministry said Sunday that new terror group, which claimed responsibility for spate of attacks across Netherlands and Belgium, is believed to have ties to Iranian networks

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Blast damages Amsterdam Jewish school in ‘deliberate attack,’ mayor says

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:41:14 +0000

No one wounded in explosion at the Netherlands' only Orthodox school, the latest in a spate of attacks targeting synagogues and other Jewish institutions amid Iran war

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Netherlands returns 3,500-year-old looted sculpture to Egypt

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:34:58 +0000

Investigation revealed artifact had been stolen from country, probably during Arab Spring unrest in 2011

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Dutch police arrest 22 at protest of Amsterdam Hanukkah concert featuring IDF cantor

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:08:37 +0000

Anti-Israel activists deface concert hall and threaten venues against 'platforming Zionists' after private performances by Shai Abramson, whose role in main concert was canceled

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Officials removed exhibit on Black soldiers in WWII over fear of Trump’s ‘ire,’ emails show

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 13:58:29 +0000

Holocaust museums and Jewish veterans’ groups object to the move, which had not previously been explained, as distorting memory

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Dutch appeals court rejects pro-Palestinian bid to stop arms exports to Israel

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:59:43 +0000

Court rules it is up to the state to decide what actions to take on weapons sales and on trade with West Bank settlements

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Dutch centrist party makes huge jump as support for far-right Wilders drops in election

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 08:05:52 +0000

Though parties neck-and-neck in results, D66 head Rob Jetten seen as likely to form government, since all mainstream factions are shunning Wilders's Freedom Party

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Dutch vote in snap election seen as test for Europe’s far right

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:09:46 +0000

Polls suggest anti-immigrant firebrand Geert Wilders could come out on top, but all mainstream parties have ruled out working with him, preventing him from becoming prime minister

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Netherlands’ top pension fund divests from US company Caterpillar over supplies to IDF

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:16:50 +0000

Citing 'socially responsible' investment policy, ABP sells off 387 million-euro stake in US firm, following similar move by Norway's sovereign wealth fund in August

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Dutch cops arrest suspect in attempted break-in, arson at Israeli embassy

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 06:10:04 +0000

UN envoy decries 'abhorrent attempt to set fire to the Israeli embassy' a month after it was defaced amid spate of anti-Israel activities since Oct. 7

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