Amsterdam

Amsterdam Pride organisers slam fake leaflet urging attendees to report ‘IDF soldiers’

The materials used the official logos of WorldPride and the City of Amsterdam without prior agreement from either

By Gabrielle Apfel

1 min read

Crowds gather near the Hortus Bridge during the 29th Canal Pride parade in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 2, 2025 (Getty Images)

Chief Constable Craig Guildford of West Midlands Police (Parliament TV)

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Police chief who presided over Maccabi-Villa scandal walked away from job with almost £60,000

By Mark Wood

4 min read

View of one of the canals in Amsterdam.(Image: Getty Images)

By Lottie Cannon

For me, Amsterdam has been about canals, cycling and Shabbat dinners – not antisemitism

3 min read

Kanye West

Amsterdam Holocaust Museum ‘bans’ Kanye West over Nazi rants

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Security around Jewish buildings in Amsterdam has been ramped up after an explosion occurred outside a Jewish school (Photo: Getty)

The Netherlands

Extremist group claiming to be behind Amsterdam school blast says it carried out second explosion

By Katie Grant

2 min read

Security around Jewish institutions in Amsterdam has been stepped up after an explosion occurred outside a school in the early hours of Saturday morning (Photo: Getty)

The Netherlands

Amsterdam Jewish school explosion highlights Netherlands’ ‘antisemitism epidemic’

By Ben Conway

2 min read

Amsterdam

I was hunted down and attacked in Amsterdam – will I ever leave Israel again?

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

Unlock access to our community and get the latest news straight to your inbox!

All Newsletters

Amsterdam Mayor says she ‘does not recognise’ Birmingham police claim about violent Maccabi fans

Femke Halsema rejects key claims attributed to Dutch authorities by West Midlands Police about what happened during the Maccabi-Ajax match

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

November 27, 2025 12:49

Maccabi supporters wave yellow flags next to Israeli flags during the UEFA Europa League football match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam on November 7, 2024. (Image: Getty)

Amsterdam concert hall cancels Chanukah show because singer is IDF’s chief cantor

Concertgebouw director Simon Reinink said that allowing Shai Abramson to perform would be ‘against our mission’

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

November 3, 2025 11:32

IDF Chief Cantor Shai Abramson (Image: YouTube/JBS)

In Amsterdam, a Jewish paper chronicles a reality full of fear

The NIW has given its community a rare and influential voice amid a decline in personal safety and doubts about the future.

By Canaan Lidor

4 min read

May 13, 2025 16:45

Esther Voet (top row centre) with Israelis who took refuge in her apartment in Amsterdam after a Maccabi Tel Aviv match in November 2024 (Image: Bart Schut)

Four men receive months-long sentences for Amsterdam attack against Israeli football fans

The four men were found guilty for their roles in the violence that unfolded after a Ajax–Maccabi Tel Aviv football match

By Ellie Grant

1 min read

March 20, 2025 15:11

Pro-Palestinians demonstrate ahead of the UEFA Europa League football match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv (Image: Getty)

IDF soldiers forced to end Amsterdam trip over ‘safety concerns’

The men’s holiday pictures were circulated online by pro-Palestine activists, prompting security fears

By JC Reporter

1 min read

February 19, 2025 10:34

Two Israeli soldiers have been forced to leave Amsterdam due to 'safety concerns', the IDF has announced. Pictured: Pro-Palestine protestors hold a demonstrations in Amsterdam on October 16, 2024 (Image: Getty)

Student ‘asked if he was Jewish’ and then attacked by three men in Dublin nightclub

American, 23, was wearing a Magen David necklace when he was punched on the body and back of his head

By JC Reporter

1 min read

December 1, 2024 10:53

Garda in Dublin (Photo: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Thousands attend rally against antisemitism in Amsterdam

Organised by Christian Zionists, the municipality moved the demonstration to a more remote spot

By JC Reporter

1 min read

November 29, 2024 12:38

Protestors gather during a rally called by Jewish and pro-Israel organisations to speak out against anti-Semitism in Amsterdam, on November 28, 2024. (Photo by Nick Gammon / AFP) (Photo by NICK GAMMON/AFP via Getty Images)

Jews face ‘worst’ situation since Kristallnacht, says European Jewish leader

The chairman of the European Jewish Association wants the EU to declare a six-month ‘emergency’ period to tackle antisemitism

By Imogen Garfinkel

1 min read

November 19, 2024 10:45

Rabbi Menachem Margolin, the chair of the European Jewish Association at its Auschwitz Delegation in Krakow on Monday (photo: EJA)

By Danny Morris

Racists use “the facts” as cover for their bigotry

Deploying “facts” to justify and excuse hatred against minorities is often the favoured tactic of the far-right, yet when it comes to Jews, in steps the far left

2 min read

November 15, 2024 09:44

A headstone for George Floyd in the "Say Their Names" cemetery at George Floyd Square (Getty Images)

1 2

Amsterdam

Amsterdam Pride organisers slam fake leaflet urging attendees to report ‘IDF soldiers’

Police chief who presided over Maccabi-Villa scandal walked away from job with almost £60,000

For me, Amsterdam has been about canals, cycling and Shabbat dinners – not antisemitism

Amsterdam Holocaust Museum ‘bans’ Kanye West over Nazi rants

Extremist group claiming to be behind Amsterdam school blast says it carried out second explosion

Amsterdam Jewish school explosion highlights Netherlands’ ‘antisemitism epidemic’

I was hunted down and attacked in Amsterdam – will I ever leave Israel again?

Insights Delivered Daily

Unlock access to our community and get the latest news straight to your inbox!

The Daily

Editor’s Picks

The Israel Briefing

Community Matters

More from Amsterdam

Amsterdam Mayor says she ‘does not recognise’ Birmingham police claim about violent Maccabi fans

Amsterdam concert hall cancels Chanukah show because singer is IDF’s chief cantor

In Amsterdam, a Jewish paper chronicles a reality full of fear

Four men receive months-long sentences for Amsterdam attack against Israeli football fans

IDF soldiers forced to end Amsterdam trip over ‘safety concerns’

Student ‘asked if he was Jewish’ and then attacked by three men in Dublin nightclub

Thousands attend rally against antisemitism in Amsterdam

Jews face ‘worst’ situation since Kristallnacht, says European Jewish leader

Racists use “the facts” as cover for their bigotry