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Dutch government rejects Amnesty’s apartheid report

David IsaacMay 6, 2022

“The Netherlands is making it very clear that the so-called conclusions of Amnesty International are incorrect, the term apartheid is a very serious allegation and in some cases, a malicious term, and clearly doesn’t apply to Israel,” said Shaun Sacks, a senior researcher at NGO Monitor.

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Anti-Israel group compels Dutch universities to reveal Jewish, Israeli connections

February 14, 2022

“The clear inference is that some shadowy Zionist/Jewish cabal is operating in the Dutch university system. This reeks of anti-Semitism,” said Dutch Chief Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs.

Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. Credit: Pixabay.

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Dutch railway employees sing anti-Semitic ‘sports’ song over loudspeaker system

February 26, 2020

Dutch Jewry’s watchdog on anti-Semitism, called the incident “stupid beyond words” and “unacceptable.”

A Dutch railway train. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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Prime minister of Holland apologizes for nation’s role in wartime persecution of Jews

January 27, 2020

“In all, we did too little. Not enough protection, not enough help, not enough recognition,” says Dutch leader Mark Rutte • Anti-Semitic in France increased by 27 percent in 2019, says French interior minister.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks at the 2013 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 24, 2013. Photo: Monika Flueckiger/World Economic Forum via Wikimedia Commons.

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Exhibition at Dutch National Holocaust museum leaves out Auschwitz pictures

April 22, 2019

The Jewish Cultural Quarter of Amsterdam, which consists of the National Holocaust Museum, dismissed criticism that four pictures were censored, saying they were left out because they do not portray Dutch Jews, who are the focus of the exhibition.

Jewish Cultural Quarter, Amsterdam. Credit: Holland Tourism Ministry.

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