Amnesty International activists installed “detour” signs directing Israel's president, who spoke at the opening, to the International Court of Justice.
Newly discovered documents prove the GVB company was working directly for the Nazis and that it tried to recover its costs even after the war’s end
Outside 58 Weidestraat in Amsterdam’s Betondorp district, two brass stones lie set into the sidewalk. Known by the Dutch as stolpersteine, or “stumbling stones,” the square plaques are engraved with the names of Jews who moved to this neighborhood upon its creation after the First World War and were deported during the Second. Herman Richard…
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — The Netherlands’ main Jewish weekly is the kingdom’s oldest commercial magazine and one of its most reputable publications. Which is why many Dutch were shocked to read a column Tuesday by its editor announcing that she is leaving for Israel because of rising anti-Semitism here. “I am leaving for the only country where…
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — An official Dutch foreign ministry document listed as an objective actions that “encourage diaspora Jewish communities to voice their opposition to the occupation.” The statement, which is unusual for European governments offering funding for organizations they say are promoting peace of coexistence between Israel and Palestinians, appeared in a report published earlier…
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Holland’s main public broadcaster referred to George Soros as “The Jew Soros [who] supports organizations openly critical of governments and has tentacles” in American politics. The assertion was removed from an online article following an outcry on social media. The text, which critics said is reminiscent of 1930s propaganda, was removed following…
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Following record-breaking temperatures in the Netherlands, a tree planted years ago by a Jewish woman near the capital produced what may be the country’s first naturally grown etrog fruit in decades. Rachel Levy eight years ago planted several seeds of an etrog tree, a citrus whose fruits are used for ceremonial purposes…
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A Dutch anti-discrimination activist said he was assaulted while protesting a visit to the Netherlands by the leader of Britain’s Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn. The chairman of the CiJo group said he received several blows to his neck after he and two activists from the group unfurled a banner reading “Labour: For…
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