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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.

Sign on the wall of an officially shut down branch of the Muslim Brotherhood is seen on January 14, 2026 in Amman, Jordan.
A photograph taken on March 14, 2026 shows a police car parked outside a Jewish school, in Amsterdam, where an explosion was reported overnight.

Blast hits Jewish school in Amsterdam, mayor calls it targeted attack

Students for Palestine and other students have occupied the Academy Building at the University of Leiden, November 26, 2025.

How activists misused Nazi-era Dutch Jewish advocate's name to justify intimidation - opinion

Travelers at Ben-Gurion Airport, October 23, 2025.

Netherlands lowers Israel travel advisory to 'yellow' risk level after Gaza ceasefire


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

Dutch MP Esther Ouwehand was told to change her Palestinian flag outfit during a tense budget debate. She returned wearing a watermelon-themed blouse, a symbol of Palestinian "resistance."

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

Dutch police use tear gas against anti-immigration protesters

Anti-migration populist Geert Wilders, who won the previous election in Holland and has recently retained his lead in opinion polls ahead of the October 29 vote, was invited to speak, but declined.

Protesters wave Dutch national flag as they take part in the "Stand up for the Netherlands" demonstration against the Netherlands' government current asylum seekers policy, in The Hague, September 20, 2025

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.

Geert Wilders tells Netanyahu 'millions of people in Europe support him' during phone call

The support from "millions" of Europeans comes despite "criticism from weak politicians and biased media," right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday.

Geert Wilders in The Hague, Netherlands, June 3, 2025; illustrative.

Netherlands lists Israel as threatening state actor alongside Iran, Russia, Turkey

The National Coordinator for Terrorism and Security (NCTV) report, released on July 17, lists Israel as one of the countries that aims to "control public opinion and political decision making."

An illustration showing the flags of the Netherlands (L) and Israel (R).

Summer 2025’s secret map – are travelers skipping the big cities?

A new study shows: Rotterdam over Amsterdam, Alassio over Positano. “Star chasers” reshape tourism trends, while more travelers opt for authentic, local, and spontaneous vacations near home.

 Alassio on the Italian Riviera

'This is Auschwitz': Hundreds defy Amsterdam protest ban in solidarity with antisemitic attackers

On Sunday afternoon, the city of Amsterdam posted on X that protesters who defied the ban would be arrested.

 Anti-Israel protesters arrived in troves "in solidarity" with Thursday's pogrom in Amsterdam.

‘Free Palestine’ stickers backed with razor blades found outside Amsterdam Holocaust museum 

A number of the stickers were found outside the city’s Holocaust Museum but police are unsure how many may be spread across the city. 

 A sticker placed by an anti-Israel protester in front of a residential building across from Columbia’s Amsterdam gate, May 2024.. (Shira Dicker/The Media Line)

Jewish, Israeli organizations combine efforts to support victims of Amsterdam attacks

Chabad collected wounded Israelis across Amsterdam, delivering them to a safe shelter and offering them a place for Shabbat.

 A Maccabi Tel Aviv fan who landed in Israel after the antisemitic attacks in Amsterdam, November 8, 2024.

Dutch police refuse to guard Jewish sites over 'moral dilemmas,' officers say

Marcel de Weerd and Michel Theeboom, from the Jewish Police Network, claimed "“There are colleagues who no longer want to protect Jewish targets or events."

 A Dutch police officer stands guard. March 30, 2024.