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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 469

anti-Semitism in the Netherlands

Anti-Israel protesters vandalize the offices of the Christians for Israel organization in Nijkerk, the Netherlands, November 26, 2024. (Alexander Blom)
November 26, 2024, 2:45 pm
Protesters vandalize Netherlands office of pro-Israel Christian group
Activists at demonstration led by Extinction Rebellion and other groups daub slogans on premises of Christians for Israel, intimidate staff arriving for work with ‘genocide’ claims
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Screenshot from a video showing assailants running after fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv following a soccer game in Amsterdam on November 8, 2024. (X screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 8, 2024, 5:26 pm
Netanyahu: 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht ‘marked on the streets of Amsterdam’
Maccabi Tel Aviv fans land back in Israel on special flights; 2 say were beaten for being Israeli day before game; 62 alleged assailants arrested
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Netherlands' King Willem Alexander, second right, tours the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, March 10, 2024. (Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool Photo via AP)
November 8, 2024, 4:33 pm
Dutch king: ‘We failed the Jewish community during WWII, last night we failed again’
EU leaders, UN official describe assaults on Israeli soccer fans as ‘vile’ and ‘deeply shameful’; Amsterdam mayor: ‘Men on scooters crisscrossed the city looking for Israeli fans’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Screenshot from a video shows violence on the streets of Amsterdam in which Israelis were attacked by anti-Israel gangs on November 8, 2024. (X screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 8, 2024, 9:12 am
Israel decries ‘pogrom’ in Amsterdam as soccer fans come under attack by rioters
All Israelis accounted hours after 10 injured, many besieged in hotels as gangs of hooligans — apparently Muslims and Arabs — ambush, beat Israelis after game
By ToI Staff, Lazar Berman, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
File - Activists hold up a banner denouncing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for Israel’s actions during the war with Hamas as they demonstrate at the entrance of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, October 23, 2023. (Aleks Furtula/AP)
November 9, 2023, 1:07 pm
Antisemitic acts rise eightfold in Netherlands since Oct. 7, Dutch watchdog reports
Researchers say not only have numbers grown, but range of attacks on Jews has increased as well
By Shira Li Bartov
Children using sticks to beat an effigy of Judas on Good Friday, April 19, 2019, in the town of Pruchnik, Poland. (Hubert Lewkowicz / AFP)
April 13, 2023, 8:08 pm
Burning Judas, deriding Jews: Antisemitic Easter traditions persist in Europe
Media and diplomatic uproars are not dissuading locals in the Netherlands and Poland from putting on religious events centered around anti-Jewish sentiment
By Canaan Lidor
The University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (Courtesy of the University of Amsterdam via JTA)
February 23, 2022, 1:54 pm
Dutch universities to ignore query on Jewish group ties, but may divulge on Israel
Chief rabbi ‘relieved’ by decision but concerned it took universities two weeks and vociferous protests by Dutch Jews and their allies to respond to pro-Palestinian group’s demand
By Cnaan Liphshiz
The University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (Courtesy of the University of Amsterdam)
February 16, 2022, 5:11 pm
Dutch universities halt compliance with request for info on Jewish, Israel ties
14 publicly funded institutions say query, filed by pro-Palestinian group under freedom of information law, led to ‘distress and a feeling of insecurity’
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Former Dutch Prime Minister Dries van Agt welcomes a journalist into his home in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, on April 6, 2008. (Cnaan Liphshiz)
February 12, 2022, 9:25 am
Dutch universities order staff to reveal their ties to Jewish and Israeli groups
Institutions do so at request of pro-Palestinian group under freedom of information law; chief rabbi: ‘Universities’ compliance with transparently antisemitic request concerning’
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Dutch right-wing leader Thierry Baudet speaks to reporters at the Dutch Senate in the Hague, on February 5, 2020. (Sem Van Der Wal/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
December 7, 2021, 11:34 pm
Dutch politician sued over comments comparing COVID restrictions to Holocaust
Four Holocaust survivors and Jewish groups file civil lawsuit against Thierry Baudet, leader of the far-right Forum for Democracy party
By AFP
Taco Dankers (Screen capture: YouTube)
November 3, 2021, 11:34 pm
Top official at Dutch TV station quits over alleged antisemitism
Taco Dankers of Ongehoord Nederland says ‘I distance myself in the strongest terms from antisemitism’ after report alleged he heads think tank that spreads conspiracies about Jews
By AFP
Illustrative photo of a child in a tulip field in Holland. (iStock/ FamVeld)
October 12, 2021, 11:06 pm
Why are non-Jewish Dutch parents giving their children Jewish names?
Monikers like Aron and Thirza are common in the Netherlands and almost nonexistent in neighboring Belgium. They may correlate with locals’ positive associations with Judaism
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Men wear Nazi uniforms during a COVID-19 protest in the Netherlands city of Urk, Sept. 10, 2021. ('Hart van Nederland' via JTA)
September 15, 2021, 10:45 am
Men dressed as Nazis apologize for mock arrest at Dutch COVID protest
Demonstrators pretend to detain a man wearing a yellow star, at site where many Jews were rounded up during Holocaust
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Steven Berghuis of the Netherlands during the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Group C match between North Macedonia National Team and Netherlands National Team at Johan Cruijff Arena in in Amsterdam, Netherlands on June 21, 2021. (Marcel ter Bals/BSR Agency/Getty Images via JTA)
July 29, 2021, 12:45 pm
Antisemitic mural drawn of Dutch soccer star after he signs with ‘Jewish’ team
Steven Berghuis transfers to his team’s rival, Ajax, known for Jewish fanbase; player depicted with enlarged nose, kippah and concentration camp garb
By Asaf Shalev
An Israeli flag sticks out of the window of HaCarmel kosher restaurant in Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 8, 2020, after a man smashed the window. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
June 30, 2021, 10:52 pm
Prosecutors allege terrorist intent in vandalism of Amsterdam kosher restaurant
Dutch officials say actions of suspect, accused of smashing window and sticking an Israeli flag in it, were based on pro-Palestinian sentiment
By AP
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