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Tag Archives: Netherlands
“Dutch politician Geert Wilders later said that his country’s decision was “antisemitism and disgusting Israel hatred in its purest form”
TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel cleared for Eurovision 2026 in EBU vote; Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, Slovenia quit Amy Spiro December 4, 2025 Israel will be allowed to compete in the 2026 Eurovision, following an overwhelming vote by European Broadcasting Union members … Continue reading
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Tagged Eurovision, Ireland, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain
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“An unprecedented number of Dutch Jews are contemplating leaving their homes for the Jewish homeland”
TIMES OF ISRAEL Last straw: Amsterdam ‘Jew hunt’ triggers push for Dutch Jewish migration to Israel Bart Schut November 28, 2024 Maaike Smole, a 48-year-old college policy worker from the central Dutch city of Amersfoort, no longer has any hope … Continue reading
Murray: “Thursday’s mob in Amsterdam, which viciously attacked Israeli soccer fans, is a reminder of how little has changed in two decades and what must be done”
FREE PRESS Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the ‘Strange Death’ of Europe Douglas Murray November 10, 2024 …I remember the atmosphere back then [2004], and the way Dutch politicians and other elites seemed to blame the likes of Fortuyn [murdered], van … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Amsterdam, Ayn Hirsi Ali, Netherlands
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In the end, an Arab Israeli helped us. He said, ‘No one will mess with you. You’re with me.’ He ordered two taxis for us, and we escaped.”
THE TELEGRAPH Revealed: How Pro-Palestinian mob organised via WhatsApp to ‘Hunt Jews’ across Amsterdam Gordon Rayner November 8, 2024 …Now it has emerged that the attacks on the Jewish football fans were planned in advance and co-ordinated using WhatsApp and … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterdam, Netherlands
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“Tonight, in central Amsterdam, young Jews were attacked by Palestinians, facing attempted lynching. The police were absent or arrived too late. This is happening in the heart of Europe, and it’s only the beginning”
JNS ‘Pogrom’ in Amsterdam: Netanyahu sends planes to rescue Jews, US members of Congress demand action November 8, 2024 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated at about 4:30 a.m. local time that he was dispatching two rescue planes to Amsterdam … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterdam, Netherlands
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“In cosmopolitan Rotterdam, Jews say they feel unsafe on campus, where they endure explicit calls for their people’s ethnic cleansing alongside intimidation and antisemitic violence”
TIMES OF ISRAEL Only those with palms painted pro-Palestinian red can enter parts of Erasmus University Canaan Lidor July 1, 2024 An anti-Israel protester approached this reporter while narrowly avoiding the guidelines of the 20-odd tents that dotted Erasmus University … Continue reading
Occupied City: Amsterdam under the Nazis
LA TIMES Review: Steve McQueen’s ‘Occupied City’ is a masterful panorama of WWII-era Amsterdam Justin Chang January 4, 2024 One of the many stories we hear in “Occupied City,” Steve McQueen’s quietly staggering new documentary, charts the fate of an … Continue reading
“Many Dutch parents who aren’t religious give their children Jewish-sounding names because they perceive the bible as part of Dutch heritage and are drawn to the short, decisive sounds of Hebrew names”
KVELLER Why Are Jewish Names so Popular in The Netherlands? by Cnaan Liphshiz September 24, 2021 As he lists the names of his many grandchildren, Joop van Ooijen recites what sounds like a roll call at a typical Israeli classroom. … Continue reading
In “The Sisters of Auschwitz,” a best seller in the Netherlands for more than two years, Roxane van Iperen writes about the way Janny and Lien Brilleslijper staged their own form of resistance
NEW YORK TIMES How 2 Jewish Sisters Built a Cultural Oasis During World War II by Nina Siegal August 27, 2021 Midway through “The Sisters of Auschwitz,” Roxane van Iperen’s book on two Dutch Jewish sisters who aided dozens of … Continue reading
From the Netherlands: “One Israeli-born mother of three teenagers said her two youngest children felt compelled to hide the fact that they are Jews, because of the vilification of Israel by classmates, often with the knowledge of their teachers”
ALGEMEINER ‘My Child Doesn’t Want to be Jewish Anymore’: Dutch Education Ministry Urged to Clamp Down on ‘Free Palestine’ Antisemitic Bullying by Ben Cohen June 23, 2021 A Dutch parliamentarian is demanding that the Ministry of Education in The Netherlands … Continue reading
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Tagged antisemitism, Holland, Netherlands
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