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IDF expands Personal Security Branch to protect troops, officials from global threats - interview

One of the branch's initial tasks was a comprehensive risk analysis of global flight paths and routes that could pose a hazard to IDF personnel.

An intelligence analyst overseeing open-source and classified intelligence.
Pro-Israel rally in Amsterdam, September 2026.

Thousands of Christians rally for Israel in Amsterdam as anti-Zionist protesters clash with police

Blue Bird Airways planes

Blue Bird adds fourth weekly Tel Aviv-Amsterdam flight as summer demand rises

Participants and spectators cheer during the Canal Parade in Amsterdam on August 1, 2026; illustrative.

Bogus Amsterdam Pride flyers name Jewish IDF soldiers, urge reports of 'war criminals'


Zionist Christian center vandalized in Netherlands ahead of pro-Israel demonstration

The vandalism came ahead of Christians For Israel's planned demonstration in support of Israel and the local Jewish community.

 Vandalism at the Christian For Israel organization building in the Netherlands.

Dutch government creates new national strategy for combatting antisemitism

The strategy will take effect immediately and encompasses all facets of society, including sports, education, immigration, and security.

 Demonstrators hold Palestinian and Israeli flags as they gather in front of the National Holocaust Museum on the day of its opening, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 10, 2024.

From Amsterdam to the UAE: Protecting those who safeguard Jewish life - comment

Emissaries like Rabbi Zvi Kogan, who has gone missing in Dubai in a suspected terror attack, stand at the front lines of Jewish continuity and must be protected.

 A woman wrapped in an Israel flag stands outside the place where mayor of Amsterdam Femke Halsema attends a press conference following the violence targeting fans of an Israeli soccer team, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 8, 2024.

European leaders are betraying their Jewish citizens again - opinion

This is a familiar pattern: Violence against Jews is dismissed, downplayed, or reframed. 

 A WOMAN holds a sign that reads ‘never again is now’ at a march marking the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht last year in Berlin.

The Netherlands are lost: Dutch seek to blame Israeli victims of Amsterdam pogrom - opinion

We grew up on the legend of the Dutch as “Righteous Among the Nations,” heroes who helped save Jews during World War II. However, the truth is starkly different.

 PEOPLE WAVE Palestinian flags and a man wears a ‘Free Palestine’ shirt as students and employees of the University of Amsterdam protest, earlier this year.

The victory against antisemitism: The conference of European Rabbis convenes in Munich


Following Amsterdam events: Surge in cruise demand among Israelis

Due to the current security situation in Europe, Sanorama reports a surge in demand for Royal Caribbean cruises, offering Black Friday discounts of up to $800 per cabin and extra spending credits.

 Independence of the Seas, Royal Caribbean

Hamas official banished from Milan

Mohammad Hannoun, designated recently by the US for transferring millions to Hamas through his ‘sham charity’ organization ABSPP, was banished by the city police on grounds of incitement to violence.

 Mohammad Hannoun with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

EJA calls on Europe to enact six month emergency period due to antisemitism 

EJA chairman declares 'antisemitism emergency' in Europe, urges EU to enact six-month special protection measures.

 Menachem Margolin EJA calls on Europe to enact 6 month emergency period due to antisemitism.

'Amsterdam riots were not pogrom,' mayor says, defending Muslim population

Femka Halsema accused the Israeli government and Dutch politicians of using the term 'pogrom' as propaganda to attack the Muslim community.

 AMSTERDAM MAYOR Femke Halsema attends a new conference following the pogrom against Israeli soccer fans in the city last week. The mayor called it ‘an outburst of antisemitism the likes of which we hoped not to see again in Amsterdam.’