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Israel recalls ambassador to Netherlands after public criticism of ministers Smotrich, Ben-Gvir
Vapni called Jewish settler extremists in the West Bank "thugs and terrorists," adding that they all belong in prison.
‘We Support Hamas’ sign seen in Amsterdam as 200,000 protest against Dutch Israel policy
The Netherlands confronts Israel while hiding from its own Jewish history - opinion
Netherlands 'leading hotbed of antisemitism': Israel condemns Hapoel Beersheba ban
Explosion hits Netherlands' largest political party's headquarters, police say
Police said a suspect had been arrested following the explosion, which happened at the party office in the center of The Hague.
Dutch are facing biggest security threat in decades, intelligence agency says
The Dutch intelligence agency AIVD stressed that the threats to the Netherlands primarily emanate from Russia and China.
Dutch gov't ups Jewish security amid massive rise in antisemitic attacks
Since 2025, the Netherlands has had a security fund for Jewish schools, institutions, and events. For this, it structurally allocated €1.3 million per year.
A $5 postcard exposed HNLMS Evertsen and the whole NATO carrier group's route
Because Evertsen was operating as part of a wider strike group in the Mediterranean, even the exposure of one ship could have helped adversaries infer the movements of the broader naval format.
Palestinians appear as largest asylum seeker group in Netherlands early 2026 data
Dutch data shows asylum seekers with "unknown nationalities," largely consisting of Palestinians, formed the biggest group in early 2026 applications.
Priceless Romanian artifacts recovered a year after being stolen from Dutch museum
The Dutch government last year paid 5.7 million euros to compensate Romania for the theft.
Archaeologists may have found lost remains of French musketeer d'Artagnan in Dutch church
The church had previously been identified as a possible resting place of the 17th-century soldier.
Netherlands tightens security for Iranian dissidents after shooting of man critical of Iran
The victim of the shooting is a 36-year-old police official who was seriously injured on Thursday morning. It is still unclear who was responsible for the attack.
Dutch House of Representatives adopts motion to ban Muslim Brotherhood in the Netherlands
The motion, proposed by Party for Freedom (PVV) MPs Maikel Boon and Geert Wilders, is not the first time PVV has tried to ban the MB; it is the first time it has been successful.
Netherlands summons Iranian ambassador over seizure of diplomatic luggage
The Dutch Foreign Ministry said it had repeatedly asked Iran to immediately release the seized goods, but gave no further details.
