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Police patrol as a protestor stands near a banner outside of a venue where Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, will perform, in Arnhem, Netherlands, June 6, 2026. (Mouneb Taim/AP)
June 6, 2026, 11:57 pm
Despite antisemitic controversy, thousands attend Kanye West concert in Netherlands
Protesters from the Jewish organization CIDI demonstrate outside the venue, displaying antisemitic quotes from the rapper on placards
By Eva VAN DAM
FILE - Kanye West, who changed his name to Ye in 2021, performs at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California, on April 20, 2019. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
June 4, 2026, 9:04 am
Dutch court rejects appeal by Jewish group, rules Kanye West allowed to perform
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’
By Molly Quell
Kanye West performs at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 20, 2019, in Indio, California. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
April 8, 2026, 8:03 pm
Netherlands not planning to bar Kanye West over antisemitic outbursts
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
By AFP
An Israeli flag flies at the entrance to the headquarters of the Christians for Israel group in the Dutch town of Nijkerk, June 5, 2024. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)
April 4, 2026, 2:05 pm
Explosion hits Christian pro-Israel center in the Netherlands
No one was hurt in the blast as a wave of explosions targeting Jewish and Israel-related institutions has hit Europe in recent weeks
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Burnt ambulances in a parking lot at Golders Green in London, March 23, 2026, after an arson attack on four vehicles belonging to a Jewish ambulance service in London. (AP/Alberto Pezzali)
March 25, 2026, 8:01 am
Antisemitic attacks in Europe raise questions about new, shadowy ‘terror group’
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
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Netherland's Foreign Minister David van Weel speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on December 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
March 17, 2026, 7:29 pm
Netherlands probing if Rotterdam synagogue attack has Iran link, minister says
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
By Reuters
A police car parked outside a Jewish school in Amsterdam, where an explosion was reported overnight, March 14, 2026. (Stéphanie HAMEL / AFP)
March 14, 2026, 12:41 pm
Blast damages Amsterdam Jewish school in ‘deliberate attack,’ mayor says
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
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A 3,500-year-old granodiorite head sculpture, believed to originate from Luxor in southern Egypt, depicting a senior official from the reign of Pharaoh Thutmose III (1479–1425 BCE), which Dutch officials returned to Egypt, in the Hague, Netherlands February 5, 2026. (REUTERS/Milan Berckmans)
February 7, 2026, 3:34 pm
Netherlands returns 3,500-year-old looted sculpture to Egypt
Investigation revealed artifact had been stolen from country, probably during Arab Spring unrest in 2011
By Charlotte Van Campenhout and Milan Berckmans
Police clash with protesters outside the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam during a series of Hanukkah-related events inside, some of which featured the official IDF cantor, Shai Abramson, December 14, 2025. (Screenshot via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 15, 2025, 2:08 pm
Dutch police arrest 22 at protest of Amsterdam Hanukkah concert featuring IDF cantor
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
By Agencies, Luke Tress and ToI Staff
A soldier makes final preparations before the annual Memorial Day commemoration at the American cemetery in Margraten, on May 29, 2022. (Robin van Lonkhuijsen/ANP/AFP)
December 13, 2025, 3:58 pm
Officials removed exhibit on Black soldiers in WWII over fear of Trump’s ‘ire,’ emails show
Holocaust museums and Jewish veterans’ groups object to the move, which had not previously been explained, as distorting memory
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
IAF F-16s taxi to conduct strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on October 15, 2023 (IDF)
November 6, 2025, 4:59 pm
Dutch appeals court rejects pro-Palestinian bid to stop arms exports to Israel
Court rules it is up to the state to decide what actions to take on weapons sales and on trade with West Bank settlements
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Rob Jetten, leader of the center-left D66 party, speaks on stage during exit poll results an election venue during a general election in Leiden, Netherlands, October 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
October 30, 2025, 10:05 am
Dutch centrist party makes huge jump as support for far-right Wilders drops in election
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
By Bart H. Meijer, Toby Sterling and Anthony Deutsch
A woman holds a sheet of candidates as she prepares to vote at a polling station during general elections in The Hague, Netherlands, October 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
October 29, 2025, 7:09 pm
Dutch vote in snap election seen as test for Europe’s far right
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
By Richard Carter and Stéphanie HAMEL
An IDF D9 bulldozers, manufactured by Catepillar. (Hamad Almakt/Flash90)
October 1, 2025, 3:16 pm
Netherlands’ top pension fund divests from US company Caterpillar over supplies to IDF
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
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Police detain protesters during a rally in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
September 20, 2025, 9:10 am
Dutch cops arrest suspect in attempted break-in, arson at Israeli embassy
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
By ToI Staff
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