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Dutch police foil alleged bomb, arson plot against synagogue - report
Dutch police have stated the suspect was allegedly involved in plans to either plant an explosive device or set fire to the synagogue.
Israeli arrested in Netherlands on suspicion of drug trafficking, being in int'l smuggling ring
Dutch are facing biggest security threat in decades, intelligence agency says
Dutch gov't ups Jewish security amid massive rise in antisemitic attacks
How Hanukkah returned to Amsterdam's Royal Concert Hall decades after WWII
A tradition that had been paused for 70 years after the Holocaust, its resumption is helping to unite and revitalize a dwindling and divided community with its glorious past.
Dutch Protestant Church apologizes to Israel for role in Holocaust
Dutch Protestant Church spokesman Peter de-Boer said “unfortunately, Christian theology contributed much to the antisemitic discourse that led to the events of the Holocaust.”
Dutch rabbis warn: Blow shofar sparingly, outside amid coronavirus crisis
Rabbis “should consider inviting congregations to go out to the synagogue’s yard and blow the shofar there, outside the actual building."
Kissing now off the menu as lockdown ends for Dutch sex workers
Sex workers already adhere to strict health safety regulations in the Netherlands, but the industry has compiled a list of recommendations, including sexual positions to avoid.
Dutch rail co. offers $5.6m. for Holocaust-era transport of Jewish victims
Jewish organizations said in a joint statement Friday that NS should also offer compensation directly to the families of the Jews it transported to their deaths.
Syrian man vandalizes Amsterdam kosher restaurant for second time
The attack was the fifth case of vandalism or intimidation in 2 ½ years.
Dutch soccer coach called a Jewish player ‘cancer Jew,’ teammates say
“He asked me whether I’m an Ajax fan or a Jew,” the boy said, referencing the Amsterdam team that has many fans who use Jewish symbols as mascots.
Muslim leader accused of writing Hitler was Jewish in pro-Hamas email
Hamas is a legitimate and growing protest movement” against “usurpers” that used the Holocaust, “perpetrated by the Jew Hitler,” an influential leader of Dutch Muslims allegedly wrote.
Three wounded in stabbing in The Hague
Early reports suggest that it is not a terrorist attack.
Going Dutch at Jacob’s Ladder
“We were living in the US, and I was pursuing the singer/songwriter path, and Craig was in a Celtic punk band out of Chicago,” explains Holland.
