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Israel-Netherlands relations

Illustrative: An anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstrator holds a placard reading 'Every Day is Oct. 7' while a banner reads 'From the Sea to the River' during a demonstration simultaneous with a pro-Israeli commemoration marking the anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
September 30, 2026, 5:57 pm
Dutch Jewish leader says settlement ban another sign of Netherlands’ growing hostility
Jewish community leader says restrictions on goods from the West Bank are part of a wider pattern that has made life in the Netherlands ‘uneasy and unpleasant’ for Jews
By Zev Stub
A sign at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport warns travelers that, as of September 22, 2026, new restrictions apply to goods originating in Israeli settlements, including items carried in personal luggage. (Instagram/neshimatrips)
September 28, 2026, 4:24 pm
Less broad than first reported, Dutch luggage checks for settlement goods spark Israeli warning
Dutch citizens on El Al flight tell ToI checks were limited but unusual and ‘intimidating’; Israel warns travelers of ‘invasive’ checks from Dutch customs, which says nationality not grounds for selection
By Nava Freiberg
People walk in the streets of Maastricht on February 3, 2017. (Sophie MIGNON/AFP)
September 28, 2026, 10:54 am
Dutch university suspends student who claimed he took part in October 7 massacre
The student, who is banned from Maastricht University buildings while the investigation continues, is part of a group of Palestinians granted scholarships to study in the Netherlands
By ToI Staff
Officers and civilians from the US, Israel and around 20 other countries work at the Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat, Israel, November 19, 2025 (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)
August 26, 2026, 3:22 am
Sa’ar boots Dutch from US-backed Gaza coordination center over ‘anti-Israel measures’
Foreign minister cites Amsterdam’s recent ban on imports from settlements to justify ousting representatives from the Netherlands from base in southern Israel used to monitor Gaza ceasefire
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
A view of Esh Kodesh, an Israeli outpost in the West Bank, on December 14, 2025. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
December 24, 2025, 9:55 pm
14 countries condemn Israeli approval of new West Bank settlements
France, Britain, Germany and others say authorization of 19 sites is illegal under international law, warn unilateral actions in West Bank could derail fragile Gaza ceasefire
By AFP and Jeremy Sharon
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
Israeli Air Force F-35I fighter jets depart for strikes in Iran, June 13, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 4, 2025, 3:47 am
Netherlands maintains ban on export of F-35 parts to Israel despite court ruling
Dutch government announces it will continue embargo just hours after country’s top court gave it 6 weeks to review the policy, ruling it had previously overstepped its brief
By AFP
Israeli F-35 fighter jets return to the Nevatim Airbase after carrying out an airstrike in Yemen, July 20, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 3, 2025, 1:45 pm
Dutch court orders government to reconsider its halt in supply of F-35 parts to Israel
Netherlands’ Supreme Court says district judges overstepped when they banned shipments over risk of international law violations in Gaza; government given 6 weeks to reassess
By AP and ToI Staff
People cheer as they watch the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest finals being screened at a community center in Tel Aviv, May 17, 2025. (Maya Levin / AFP)
September 15, 2025, 4:27 pm
Kan public broadcaster rebuffs calls to bow out of Eurovision over boycott threats
‘No reason’ to marginalize Israel at annual song contest, says CEO, after a number of countries say they will refuse to participate if Jewish state is not barred from competition
By Amy Spiro
Dutch foreign Minister David van Weel holds a press conference with the German foreign minister in Berlin on September 10, 2025. (Odd Andersen/AFP)/ AFP)
September 11, 2025, 4:21 pm
Netherlands plans to ban imports from Israel’s West Bank settlements
Dutch foreign minister says Amsterdam also backs plans to suspend trade-related measures in a European Union agreement with Israel
By Reuters
Sweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, December 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
August 28, 2025, 5:08 pm
Sweden and Netherlands call for EU sanctions on Israel, Hamas
Countries demand suspension of Israel free trade agreement on industry and agriculture, targeted sanctions against ‘extremist’ Israeli ministers and violent settlers
By AFP
FILE - Netherlands' Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp lays flowers during a wreath laying ceremony on the 30th anniversary of Srebrenica massacre at the Memorial Center in Potocari, Bosnia, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)
August 23, 2025, 3:06 am
Dutch FM resigns after failing to secure cabinet support for new sanctions on Israel
Caspar Veldkamp, a former ambassador to Israel, leaves caretaker government after proposing ban on imports from Israeli settlements as response to planned Gaza City offensive
By Agencies and ToI Staff
ILLUSTRATIVE: Police officers stand outside Amsterdam City Council on November 12, 2024, days after the Dutch capital was rocked by attacks on Israeli soccer fans in several locations across the city. (Photo by Nick Gammon/AFP)
August 22, 2025, 9:12 pm
Israeli family attacked at Dutch resort; police claim nationality not cause of incident
Attack comes days after local anti-Israel groups called for ‘action against’ Israeli tourists; Israel tells Netherlands to ‘come to its senses,’ ‘protect Israelis’
By ToI Staff
Israeli defense technology company Elbit Systems' booth at the Eurosatory trade fair, in Villepinte, a northern suburb of Paris, June 13, 2022. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)
August 20, 2025, 9:21 pm
Israeli defense firms barred from major Dutch arms fair amid Gaza war — report
Organizers of exhibition cite ‘security and organizational’ reasons for ban, though decision said linked to policy shift on Israel
By Nava Freiberg
An El Al flight takes off at Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, June 19, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
August 12, 2025, 6:15 pm
Paris air traffic controller radios ‘Free Palestine’ to El Al pilots just after takeoff
Incident comes after El Al’s Paris offices were defaced last week; Dutch police arrest three after Israeli embassy in The Hague vandalized and doors smashed
By ToI Staff and Nava Freiberg
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