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There has been a clear increase in anti-Semitism in Dutch secondary schools since October 7, history teachers said in a survey by the Nederlands Dagblad. They mentioned drawings of swastikas on school desks, remarks about the Hitler salute, and even Holocaust denial.
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The Center for Information and Documentation on Israel (CIDI) reported an alarming increase in anti-Semitism in the Netherlands since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. According to CIDI, the number of incidents since the violence started in Israel on October 7 is now 818 percent higher than the monthly average of the past three years.
Rumors of a plot to harass passengers flying from Israel to Schiphol Airport, which were posted on social media, have authorities in the Netherlands on alert. There have been several reports of a Facebook post sharing the arrival times of flights coming to Schiphol Airport from Tel Aviv. The Amsterdam airport is aware of these reports and “takes them very seriously,” and so does the Koninklijke Marechaussee, the branch of the Dutch military which monitors the country's airports.