Dutch Jews

Former Dutch Prime Minister Dries van Agt

Former Dutch prime minister criticized for accusing Israeli settlers of poisoning Palestinians

Dutch Jews accused Dries van Agt of perpetuating the ancient blood libel as Israel’s top human rights group said it had no evidence to support the poison allegation.

Gideon Italiaander, right, bargains with a customer at his shop in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Oct. 11, 2021. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

In Amsterdam, a Jewish merchant channels the spirit of a fabled pre-Holocaust flea market

Gideon Italiaander, a friendly 41-year-old Jewish guy, made a gamble that’s allowing his home design chain of stores to flourish thanks to COVID.

A banner about Israel hangs on the facade of the De Ateliers arts institution in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on May 28, 2021. (Barry Mehler)

Dutch university removes ‘from the river to the sea’ pro-Palestinian banner following protests by Jews

Critics of the phrase say it calls for dismantling Israel.

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Dutch matzah factory gives away Passover product to 35,000 schoolkids

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Meet the 27-year-old Israeli-Dutch Jew who just led a new progressive party into the Dutch parliament

The Dock Worker, a statue that stands in front of the Portuguese synagogue, was inaugurated in 1952 to commemorate the participants of the 1941 February Strike in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

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How the 1941 Dutch February Strike turbocharged a growing resistance movement in Nazi Europe

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‘Jew cookies’ are a Dutch dessert staple. They’re getting a new name — and Dutch Jews are confused.

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Ex-teacher wins appeal on conviction of molesting student at Amsterdam Jewish school

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Jewish baker iced out of Dutch Muslim political party — over her X-rated cakes

George Blake, a former MI6 officer, enters a car in Moscow, Russia on June 28, 2001.(Yuri Martianov/Kommersant Photo/AFP via Getty Images)

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George Blake, British spy for Soviet Union, dies in Moscow at 98

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