By Canaan Lidor
Described by some as spontaneous reactions to Israeli provocations, the assaults emerged in court as antisemitic, ruthless—and meticulously planned.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Dutch justice minister said that the inquiry will examine the motive of the attackers and whether the widespread violence was coordinated in advance.
The Islamic rioters pulled down the flag and burned it.
By Canaan Lidor
Some Dutch officials said that the attacks were due to unchecked immigration from the Middle East, while others avoided the subject of the attackers' identity.
The Interior Minister has instructed the relevant authorities to operate in emergency mode following the pogrom in Amsterdam.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Sources at the airport said the officer, of Pakistani origin, had previously faced complaints for harassing Israelis passing through Schiphol Airport.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The attack came on May 8, the 75th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany to Allied forces in Europe.
By Israel Hayom
This was not the first time this restaurant as been targeted.
Ari Fuld's hosts told him of Jews who were beaten up for wearing their Kipa. They told him to at least consider tucking in his Tzizit...
By JNi.Media
More was going on in the building than just Jews being hidden there, and the authorities may have raided 263 Prinsengracht for other reasons.
By JNi.Media
All his children were born to non-Jewish mothers, but Douglas insists they were "aware culturally" of his "deep convictions," and he never tried to influence their own religious decisions.
By JNi.Media
The leader of the Shuvu Banim (Return boys) movement, Rabbi Eliezer Berland, confessed to indecent assault and was sentenced to 18 months in prison, part of which he has already served since his arrest.
By JNi.Media
It's not difficult to imagine what Zoabi is going to say....
By JNi.Media
The Dutch Central Jewish Board is concerned that there will be unpleasant, if not dangerous incidents because of the close proximity of the new shelter to Jewish home.
Israel now is spared from Tel Aviv's image becoming even more liberal, or immoral, depending on your point of view.
By JTA
A Dutch Jewish organization rediscovered two ancient ritual baths that had been forgotten after the Holocaust.
By JTA
A new theater dedicated to the story of Anne Frank is slated to open in the Dutch capital ahead of the 70th anniversary of the teenage diarist’s deportation and death. The new theater, which is in the final stages of construction, was first shown to media on Wednesday and will feature a permanent show titled […]
By JTA
More than 1,000 people have applied for new compensation of a one-time payment of $2,700 from Germany for labor performed in Amsterdam’s Jewish ghetto during the Holocaust. The compensation is offered to people who lived in three districts of the Dutch capital that served as ghettos for the city’s Jewish community during the German occupation […]
By JTA
By the time they end up at Baba’s Grillroom in central Amsterdam, Israeli tourists tend to be somewhat distracted. Situated near the famous Rembrandt Square, this popular and veteran falafel eatery is literally surrounded by pot-selling coffee shops that help make Amsterdam one of the top holiday destinations for Israelis — and especially for the […]
A recent survey conducted by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the University of Amsterdam found that most people tend to avoid lying, and people who do lie usually own up to it. "The fact that participants who indicated lying often actually did lie more often in the dice test demonstrates that they […]
By JTA
A sapling that came from the tree that stood outside the hiding place of Anne Frank in Amsterdam was cut down and stolen in Frankfurt, German police said. Unidentified parties cut down the 8-foot tree outside the Anne Frank School sometime between last week and Monday, according to a report Tuesday by the Dutch public […]
By JTA
Nearly 70 years after the Holocaust, some European Jew still are afraid to be confident enough to be Jewish in public. Christina Zionists are trying to help them, buy aliyah to Israel would be a lot easier.
By JTA
One of Western Europe’s largest Hebrew bookstores has closed down in Amsterdam as its former owners prepare to move to Israel. The Samech bookstore has been supplying Hebrew-language books to members of Holland’s Jewish community for nearly 40 years and possessed a stock of 100,000 books, according to the website of the Dutch Israelite Religious […]
A car almost hits a rabbi in Amsterdam. He is furious at the driver, a Muslim, who then attacks the man, a rabbi. Who is at fault? Israel. Why? Well, the rabbi, a former Israeli, is an anti-Zionist.
