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Dutch descendant of Righteous Among the Nations fights for Israeli residency

The Interior Ministry rejected Ellen Monique Chits’s application, citing an age restriction that her attorney says conflicts with the procedure and a January 2026 court ruling.

Ellen Monique Chits, a 56-year-old Dutch Christian whose grandfather and great-grandparents were recognized as Righteous Among the Nations.
Police officers stand next to pro-Palestinian protesters outside the University of Amsterdam during a protest, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 8, 2024

Netherlands to prohibit imports, sales of West Bank settlement products

CLOSE, PERSONAL friend: Famous Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, inside Amsterdam’s Ajax Arena Stadium.

During the 2026 FIFA World Cup, remember: Jewish players need serious rabbinical advice - opinion

One of the 3,000 artifacts discovered in Drenthe, the Netherlands, June 19, 2026.

Archaeologists find over 3,000 artifacts from Stone Age to WWII in Netherlands valley


Quarter of all Dutch discrimination offenses in 2025 were antisemitic, new report reveals

In 2025, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service recorded 46 antisemitic criminal discrimination cases, representing 26% of all registered discrimination offenses.

Police officers stand outside a Jewish school following an explosion that caused minor damages, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 14, 2026.

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship due to arrive at Rotterdam port as final destination

Crew, passengers who already left the ship, and ⁠people in contact with them have been quarantined in several countries around the world.

A police boat approaches the cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla de Abona after being affected by a hantavirus outbreak, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026.

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.

Democrats 66 (D66) party leader Rob Jetten gestures as he speaks following the first exit poll result in the Dutch parliamentary elections in Leiden, Netherlands, October 29, 2025.

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.

A photo shows the headquarters of Netherland's General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) in Zoetermeer, on April 24, 2025.

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.

Police officers stand outside a Jewish school following an explosion that caused minor damages, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 14, 2026.

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.

The Dutch navy frigate Zr.Ms. Van Amstel arrives at the North Sea port of Den Helder on December 5, 2024. The frigate is returning after being part of one of NATO's four permanent maritime reaction forces.

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.

Pro-Palestinian protesters gather on the Zuiderstrand beach, during a protest against the violence in Gaza, on the sidelines of a NATO Summit, in The Hague, Netherlands, June 24, 2025.

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.

Golden Helmet of Cotofenesti and gold bracelets recovered after being stolen from a Dutch museum, April 3, 2026.

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.

A view inside the Peter and Paul Church in Maastricht shows an excavation pit opened in the floor, where archaeologists believe they may have uncovered the skeletal remains of Charles de Batz de Castelmore, known as d’Artagnan, leader of King Louis XIV's musketeers, March 25, 2026.

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.

Vehicles outside a Jewish school following an explosion that caused minor damages, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 14, 2026.