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The Netherlands confronts Israel while hiding from its own Jewish history - opinion

The Netherlands invokes international law against Israel, but its selective outrage reveals a deeper failure to reckon with its past.

|ByDAVID DE BRUIJN, RICHARD PRIEM
Ronald Visee holds a Netherlands flag flying at half-mast
Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were barred from attending their team’s match against Aston Villa – an example of how pressure surrounding Israeli participation has moved into European sport.

Netherlands 'leading hotbed of antisemitism': Israel condemns Hapoel Beersheba ban

The mayor's spokesperson told Nieuwsuur that the decision to ban away fans is fixed and that football will be played in Alkmaar on Thursday, without an away crowd.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather at Museumplein ahead of a 6 km march through the city as part of a protest demanding a tougher stance from the Dutch government against Israel's war in Gaza, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 5, 2025.

Tensions spike as Israel targets Dutch diplomats following Netherlands ban on settlement goods

The change in Dutch policy has not eliminated domestic disagreements. Criticism has been voiced even within D66, with some arguing that the government is not putting sufficient pressure on Israel

|ByELI LEON
Travelers wait in a departure hall at the Netherlands's Schiphol airport, a day after a strike by KLM luggage handlers caused many flights to be canceled, near Amsterdam, April 24, 2022

Dutch customs assures 'Post' that checks are routine despite Foreign Ministry warning - exclusive

The Jerusalem Post spoke on Monday to a passenger on a Friday flight from Tel Aviv to Schiphol who reported being stopped and her luggage checked.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

How activists misused Nazi-era Dutch Jewish advocate's name to justify intimidation - opinion

By blocking a lawful public lecture, activists misused Cleveringa’s name and violated the sacred principle on which the academy is founded.

NOVEMBER 30, 2025ByAFSHIN ELLIAN
Students for Palestine and other students have occupied the Academy Building at the University of Leiden, November 26, 2025.

Netherlands lowers Israel travel advisory to 'yellow' risk level after Gaza ceasefire

The Dutch Foreign Ministry lowered the threat level for most of Israel to "yellow," advising caution due to potential risks. Areas near Gaza, Lebanon, and Egypt's remain under "red" alerts.

NOVEMBER 26, 2025ByJAMES GENN
Travelers at Ben-Gurion Airport, October 23, 2025.

Centrist D66 party leads in Dutch election exit polls, Wilders vows to fight on from the opposition

Centrist D66, led by Rob Jetten, is on course to win the most votes in the Dutch election, beating Geert Wilders' Freedom Party.

OCTOBER 30, 2025ByREUTERS
The Party for Freedom (PVV) party leader Geert Wilders and Democrats 66 (D66) party leader Rob Jetten attend the final debate in the run-up to the House of Representatives elections, in The Hague, Netherlands, October 28, 2025

Dutch cargo ship adrift and ablaze after attack in Gulf of Aden, EU maritime mission says

The ship was about 128 nautical miles southeast of the port of Aden, Yemen, when the explosion happened.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025ByREUTERS
THE ‘CORDELIA MOON’ oil tanker bursts into flames after being hit in a Houthi missile attack off Yemen’s Hodeidah Port last October.

Dutch MP forced to change ‘Palestinian flag’ outfit during heated budget debate

Dutch MP Esther Ouwehand was told to change her Palestinian flag outfit during a tense budget debate. She returned wearing a watermelon-themed blouse, a symbol of Palestinian "resistance."

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025ByMAARIV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dutch parliamentarian Esther Ouwehand wearing a Palestinian flag blouse, September 18, 2025.

Dutch police use tear gas against anti-immigration protesters

Anti-migration populist Geert Wilders, who won the previous election in Holland and has recently retained his lead in opinion polls ahead of the October 29 vote, was invited to speak, but declined.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2025ByREUTERS
Protesters wave Dutch national flag as they take part in the "Stand up for the Netherlands" demonstration against the Netherlands' government current asylum seekers policy, in The Hague, September 20, 2025

Netherlands plans to ban imports from West Bank settlements, Dutch FM says

The Netherlands is a leading global buyer of Israeli goods, but Van Weel did not say what volume of goods is currently imported from Jewish settlements.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2025ByREUTERS
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich interacts with a man, on the day of a press conference regarding settlements expansion for the long-frozen E1 settlement, that would split east Jerusalem from the West Bank, near the Israeli settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim, August 14, 2025.

Pro-Palestinian activists record Israeli nationals attacked and hospitalized - report

The Center for Information and Documentation Israel filed a legal complaint after the recordings became known.

AUGUST 22, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dutch police patrol after riots in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 11, 2024.

Netherlands rules out recognizing Palestinian state for now

"The Netherlands is not planning to recognize a Palestinian state at this time," Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp told an emergency parliamentary debate on Gaza.

AUGUST 7, 2025ByREUTERS
Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp speaks to the media, on the day of a NATO foreign ministers' meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium April 4, 2025.

'Victims don't hold hostages. Savages do': Geert Wilders calls for release of Gaza hostages

The Dutch politician, who has been outspokenly supportive of Israel, left the Netherlands' governing coalition in June. 

AUGUST 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders speaks to the media following his decision to leave the governing coalition, in The Hague, Netherlands, June 3, 2025.