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anti-Semitism in the Netherlands
French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy looks on during a forum against abstention in Paris, on May 5, 2017, two days ahead of the second round of the French presidential elections. (AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE LOPEZ)
December 22, 2018, 12:00 pm
TV series is rare Dutch celebration of Jewish culture
The six-part production, entitled ‘You Shall Be Chosen,’ features interviews with public figures, including the French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Far-right activist Finidi Fares rants against Jews during a pro-BDS rally in Amsterdam on December 16, 2018. (Screen capture: Twitter)
December 20, 2018, 3:51 pm
Dutchman rants about Jews during pro-BDS rally
Far-right activist is filmed at monument for victims of Nazis claiming Talmud says ‘murdering a goy isn’t even murder’
By Cnaan Liphshiz
A photo taken on December 7, 2017, shows the damaged storefront of kosher Jewish restaurant HaCarmel in Amsterdam, after it was vandalized by a Syrian asylum seeker (GINOPRESS B.V./AFP/Getty Images)
November 27, 2018, 8:27 am
43% of Dutch Jews say they hide their ethnic identity
Over half say anti-Semitism is becoming more common on the streets; of those who experienced racially offensive remarks, vast majority were connected to Israel
By JTA and TOI staff
Anti-Israel activists in Amsterdam's Dam Square, November 2018 (Facebook screenshot)
November 9, 2018, 6:59 pm
Amsterdam BDS rally at monument to Nazi victims features suicide bomber song
Dutch politicians ask city government why it allows viciously anti-Semitic demonstrations at main memorial for Nazi crimes
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Dutch politician Rens Reijnierse (Omroep Zeeland screen capture)
October 27, 2018, 2:44 am
Dutch politician praises pro-Palestinian kite show featuring Nazi symbols
Rens Reijnierse of the city of Vlissingen deletes tweet, apologizes after sustaining criticism
By JTA
George Soros, Founder and Chairman of the Open Society Foundations as he arrives for a meeting in Brussels, April 27, 2017. (AFP/OLIVIER HOSLET)
October 25, 2018, 3:22 am
Dutch public broadcaster calls Soros a Jew who has ‘tentacles’ in US politics
After criticism, NOS removes comment, saying it ‘contained unfortunate formulations’
By JTA
Arnoud van Doorn, a lawmaker of the Hague’s city council for the Islamist Party for Unity (YouTube screenshot)
September 22, 2018, 1:33 pm
Dutch Islamist politician: Yom Kippur fast won’t atone for Israel’s sins
Former right-wing lawmaker Arnoud van Doorn writes, ‘Israel celebrates Yom Kippur tomorrow. I’d make it a month. One day to reflect on all its errors and regret them is not enough’
By JTA and TOI staff
A man waving a Palestinian flag smashed the windows of HaCarmel kosher restaurant in Amsterdam, December 7, 2017. (Ginopress B.V./AFP/Getty Images via JTA)
July 11, 2018, 10:48 pm
Kosher restaurant attacker in Amsterdam convicted, avoids more jail time
Unrepentant Syrian asylum seeker Saleh Ali, who smashed window of HaCarmel restaurant, receives 4-month suspended sentence, must pay $1,000 in damages
By JTA
Illustrative: People hold up placards and Union flags as they gather for a demonstration organized by the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism outside the head office of the British opposition Labour Party in central London on April 8, 2018. (AFP/Tolga Akmen)
July 6, 2018, 7:47 pm
Dutch activist says he was assaulted protesting Jeremy Corbyn visit
Hidde van Koningsveld claims he was attacked after unfurling a banner that read ‘Labour: For the many, not the Jew’
By JTA
The entrance to the Zeeburg Jewish cemetery in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on April 5, 2018. (CC-BY-SA-4.0 Klaas `Z4us` van B. V/Wikipedia)
July 3, 2018, 6:58 pm
Suspect arrested for spraying swastikas at Amsterdam Jewish cemetery
Anti-Semitic graffiti daubed on walls of 300-year-old graveyard reopened in 2013 after $150,000 restoration
By JTA
A photo taken on June 26, 2018, shows the damaged front door of the building housing newspaper De Telegraaf on Basisweg street in Amsterdam, after a van crashed through it and went up in flames, causing a large amount of damage to the building. No one was injured in the accident. (AFP Photo/ANP/Koen van Weel)
June 30, 2018, 10:47 pm
Dutch Muslim activist wishes cancer on ‘filthy Jews’ at pro-Israel paper
Email to Telegraaf from ex-staffer at Denk party comes amid recent attacks on offices of media outlets
By JTA
A monument to Dutch Jews who perished in the Holocaust in Hoogezand, Netherlands. (Public domain/Wikipedia)
June 13, 2018, 5:36 pm
Anti-Semitic vandals hit shop in Italy, Holocaust monuments in France, Holland
Car torched outside barber in Turin, plaque taken from French school, swastikas daubed at Dutch memorial site
By JTA
A Jewish monument to Dutch Jews who perished in the Holocaust in Hoogezand, Netherlands. (Screen capture/Google Street View)
June 11, 2018, 4:41 pm
Swastikas found daubed on Dutch Jewish monument to Holocaust victims
Authorities ‘dumbfounded’ by vandalism next to train station in Hoogezand, where almost all local Jews were sent to their death during WWII
By Michael Bachner
A photo taken on December 7, 2017, shows the damaged storefront of kosher Jewish restaurant HaCarmel in Amsterdam, after it was vandalized by a Syrian asylum seeker (GINOPRESS B.V./AFP/Getty Images)
May 24, 2018, 6:35 pm
Targeting of Jews in the Netherlands hits a 5-year high
41% of 144 confirmed criminal offenses involving xenophobia were directed against Jewish people, Dutch Public Prosecution Service says, near double the number for 2016
By JTA
A Dutch parody of Israel's Eurovision winning song "Toy" that has been accused of being anti-Semitic (Screen capture/YouTube)
May 22, 2018, 7:43 pm
Dutch TV says Eurovision Israel spoof not meant to be anti-Semitic
Sketch ‘questions Israel’s policy and is emphatically not an indictment against the Jewish community,’ BNNVARA says after Israel lodges formal protest
By Michael Bachner
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