Netherlands

Hundreds of thousands protest in Amsterdam against war in Gaza

Organisers estimated that around 250,000 people joined the demonstration.

A woman holds a placard that reads "Antizionism is not antisemitism" during a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, fascism, genocide and war and to fight climate chaos, a day ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration, in Amsterdam, Netherlands January 19, 2025.
Java Man return to Java: Netherlands to return Dubois Collection of 28,000 fossils to Indonesia.

Java Man return to Java: Netherlands to return Dubois Collection of 28,000 fossils to Indonesia

An exterior of The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, September 22, 2025.

Dutch teenagers arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia, report says

Dutch parliamentarian Esther Ouwehand wearing a Palestinian flag blouse, September 18, 2025.

Dutch MP forced to change ‘Palestinian flag’ outfit during heated budget debate


Palestinian Hamas-aligned journalist Mustafa Ayash arrested at Netherlands airport - report

Ayash is reportedly set to be deported to Austria.

Pro-Palestinian protesters face Dutch police during a banned demonstration in Amsterdam, Netherlands November 10, 2024

Suspect arrested for burglary, arson attempt at Israeli embassy in the Hague - report

No embassy employees were harmed in the incidents, according to reports.

Shashed door at the Israeli embassy at The Hague.

Bacchus or theater mask? Rare 1,900-year-old Roman find in the Netherlands

Alongside an oil lamp were four ceramic plates, two jugs, a cup, a glass bowl and a bronze bowl, and archaeologists debate its meaning.

The lamp, after cleaning.

KAN addresses calls for Israel to withdraw from Eurovision

KAN CEO Golan Yochpaz says Israel must remain part of Eurovision as several European countries threaten a boycott over the Gaza war.

 Yuval Raphael, representing Israel, attends the second semi-final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, May 15, 2025

Netherlands to not join Eurovision if Israel participates, says broadcaster

The European Broadcasting Union which organizes the event said on Thursday it understood the "concerns and deeply held views around the ongoing conflict in the Middle East."

Eurovision 2026 logo

Netherlands plans to ban imports from West Bank settlements, Dutch FM says

The Netherlands is a leading global buyer of Israeli goods, but Van Weel did not say what volume of goods is currently imported from Jewish settlements.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich interacts with a man, on the day of a press conference regarding settlements expansion for the long-frozen E1 settlement, that would split east Jerusalem from the West Bank, near the Israeli settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim, August 14, 2025.

'Europe must choose: Israel or Hamas,' FM Sa'ar slams outgoing Dutch counterpart

Sa'ar said that the terrorist organization praised decisions to recognize a Palestinian state and other actions taken by European officials against Israel.

MK Gideon Sa'ar attends a civil investigative committee hearing on the October 7 massacre, in Tel Aviv, August 18, 2024

Dutch gov't should focus on domestic troubles before collapsing over Israel criticism - editorial

While the Netherlands is due for an election in October anyway, as Geert Wilders pulled his PVV party out of the coalition, the resignation of FM Veldkamp raises questions over their priorities.

Then-Dutch foreign minister Caspar Veldkamp during a meeting in Beijing, China, May 22, 2025.

Dutch FM resigns over blocked Israel sanctions, party officials follow

Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigned despite reaching a compromise that would have seen an import ban on settlement goods.

Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp speaks to the media, on the day of a NATO foreign ministers' meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium April 4, 2025.

French resort manager arrested for antisemitism after denying entry to 150 Israeli kids

The children, aged 8 to 16, had fully booked the place and had to take three buses to another location, after the site manager was arrested.

 French police officers stand guard in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, France on November 14, 2015. Photo by Laurence Geai/Flash90

Pro-Palestinian activists record Israeli nationals attacked and hospitalized - report

The Center for Information and Documentation Israel filed a legal complaint after the recordings became known.

 Dutch police patrol after riots in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 11, 2024.