Lodewijk Asscher

Chief rabbi says Dutch Labour Party opposed an anti-Semitism definition to woo Muslims

AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Dutch Chief Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs said he was “shocked” that the Labour Party rejected a motion calling for the adoption of a definition of anti-Semitism, saying its vote aimed to curry favor with some Muslim voters. On Tuesday, a majority of lawmakers in the lower house of the Dutch parliament, the Tweede […]

By Cnaan Liphshiz November 30, 2018 10:59 am

Dutch Labour Party says it’s ‘worried’ by British counterpart’s anti-Semitism problem

The first-of-its-kind rebuke follows months of silence over criticism on the hosting of Jeremy Corbyn in The Hague.

September 13, 2018 6:37 am

Descendant of Holocaust survivors leads assault on Holland’s far right

Lodewijk Asscher, who won Dutch Labour's primaries, is centering his general elections campaign on resistance to the anti-Muslim populist Geert Wilders.

December 13, 2016 4:40 pm