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The power broker in Dutch politics has tapped into the Netherlands' postwar support for Jews and Israel in order to gain respectability for his extremist party. But Geert Wilders' philosemitic facade is already cracking

  A month before the violent riots targeting Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam, Dutch media exposed a troubling trend of local police officers refusing to safeguard Jewish and Israeli sites across the country. The revelation first emerged in NIW (Nieuw Israelietisch Weekblad), a prominent Jewish newspaper, which reported that a growing number of officers […]

Fans told Haaretz that some attacks seemed like planned ambushes, as at least 10 Israelis were wounded ■ Local police report 62 people arrested after the game ■ Israel's National Security Council confirmed local security forces are deployed ■ Dutch PM condemned the attacks as 'unacceptable antisemitic acts' ■ Israel's Diaspora Ministry said it warned Netherlands about intention to target Israelis

A Haaretz columnist's account couldn't be more wrong. The National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam deeply explores this very dark part of the Netherlands' history, as well as antisemitism in Dutch society before, during and after the Shoah, writes the chief curator

Why were Jews considered such a disturbance to the calm and pleasant life of the Dutch in the 1940s and even today? The newly-opened National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam provides no answers

  The streets of Berlin are awash with orange as jubilant Dutch soccer fans celebrate their national team's advancement to the Euro 2024 semi-finals. Following a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Turkey, the Netherlands now faces England in a highly anticipated match. Amid the festivities, supporters remain confident of their chances against the Three Lions and […]

Even though Geert Wilders will not be the next Dutch prime minister and his governing coalition is built on shaky foundations, the far-right populist is at the center of power in the Netherlands. For Netanyahu, this means another European ally

Wilders advocates for the 'de-Islamization' of the Netherlands, and advocates shifting the Embassy of the Netherlands to Jerusalem and closing the Dutch diplomatic post in Ramallah

The case against the Dutch government was brought by several human rights groups, including the Dutch affiliate of Oxfam, last December. The appeals court said political and economic concerns did not trump the clear risk of violations of the laws of war

Stuxnet, the malware that incapacitated Iran's nuclear program, was thought to have been unleashed by an Iranian engineer. A landmark new report reveals it was a Dutch national – in concert with the Mossad and CIA

Dutch and Turkish hotels, among others, refuse to refund Israelis due to the war with Hamas in Gaza. One Israeli started making a blacklist of these travel destinations.