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Wim van de Donk, the chairman of the National Committee 4 and 5 May, called on everyone to respect two minutes of silence during the National Commemoration on May 4. “I think we can ask the respect of everyone to observe the silence at that moment and to give space to the undisturbed course of events,” he said.
The Center for Information and Documentation Israel (CIDI) registered almost 2.5 times more incidents of hatred of Jews in the Netherlands last year than in the year before. Especially after the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, which triggered the war in Gaza, the number increased “explosively.” Young people must learn more at school and at home about the persecution of the Jews in the Second World War, Justice Minister and VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz said in response.
The Israeli embassy in Netherlands has not immediately responded to confirm the report, but Dutch politicians and Jewish organizations are already demanding action.
Hamas supporters came looking for Shirli at her workplace and home.The post Activists harass Dutch woman over daughter’s IDF service appeared first on JNS.org.
Utrecht University of Applied Sciences has temporarily canceled a lecture series on the Holocaust. The educational institution reports that it will hold the series at a different time on Sunday, because "the safety of speakers, students, teachers and visitors cannot be guaranteed".