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Dutch Advocate General to Top Court: Uphold Export Ban on F-35 Jet Parts to Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Dutch Supreme Court has been advised by its attorney general that the ban on the export of spare parts for F-35 fighter jets to Israel be upheld. This comes […]

Dutch Parliament Adopts Motion to Enforce ICC Arrest Warrants
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The motion presented by Dutch Opposition Parliamentarian Kati Piri also calls on halting unnecessary contact with Netanyahu. The Dutch parliament approved on Tuesday a motion that urges the implementation of […]

NGOs Sue Dutch Government – Call for Suspension of Arms and Cutting Ties
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “The Netherlands has an obligation to take all reasonable steps within its power to prevent genocide in Gaza and to ensure Israel complies with international humanitarian law in the OPT […]

‘Asked to Report’ – Israel’s Ambassador to Netherlands Summoned Over ICC Spying Allegations
The statement also underlined that the Netherlands, as the host state of the ICC, is obliged under an agreement with the court to protect the safety and security of court staff. The Dutch Foreign Ministry […]

‘Alleged Israeli Espionage Against ICC’ – Dutch Lawmakers Demand Probe
The motion, citing international media reports, requested that the three ministries, along with Dutch intelligence services, look into Israel’s alleged espionage and intimidation efforts against the ICC. Dutch lawmakers have called for a probe into […]

‘Unforgivable, Unacceptable’ – Netherlands Bans Top Gaza Surgeon Abu Sitta
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The surgeon, also rector of the University of Glasgow, witnessed the Israeli massacre in Gaza during the first months of Israel’s war. The Dutch government did not allow Palestinian-British surgeon […]

‘Violations of Intl. Law’ – Dutch Court Bans Delivery of Fighter Jet Parts to Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Rights groups have welcomed the ruling by a Dutch Appeals Court ordering the Netherlands to cease the delivery of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel. A Dutch court has ruled […]

In Rare Protest, Dutch Civil Servants Demand Gaza Ceasefire
By Palestine Chronicle Staff More than 100 civil servants protested outside the Foreign Affairs Ministry in the Netherlands calling for an immediate ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip. The protestors on Thursday held placards […]

Protests in Germany, Netherlands Demand ‘Ceasefire Now’
Demonstrations were seen in European cities on Sunday in support of occupied Palestine, with thousands gathering in Berlin for a vehicle convoy, and hundreds marching to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Meanwhile, […]

No Halt to Export of F-35 Fighter Jet Parts to Israel –Dutch Court Ruling
A Dutch court has rejected demands from human rights groups to halt the government from exporting F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel. The Hague District Court ruled on Friday that the Dutch government should be […]

‘Targeting Palestinian Activism in Europe’: PCPA Condemns Detention of Amin Abou Rashed
The Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA) condemned on Monday Dutch authorities over their detention of the organization’s head, Amin Abou Rashed, stressing his detention “lacks legal evidence.” In a statement, the PCPA said that […]

Dutch Court Grants Legal Immunity to Israeli Officials from War Crimes Charges
The immunity prevents Gantz and Eshel from being prosecuted in the Supreme Court of Justice on charges of war crimes during Israeli operations. The Supreme Court in the Netherlands has ruled to grant legal immunity […]

New Poll Reveals 51% of Dutch Consider Israel an Apartheid State
A new survey has found that 51 percent of the population of the Netherlands think that Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, the Dutch largest peace organization PAX reported on Tuesday. “This picture of […]

Palestinians Summon Dutch Representative over NGO Aid Cutoff
The Palestinian Authority summoned the Dutch representative Kees van Baar on Monday to object to the Netherlands’ decision to halt funding to one of the Palestinian civil society organizations that Israel banned as ‘terrorist groups’, […]

With ‘No Evidence’, Dutch Government Ends Funding to Palestinian Civil Society Group
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Dutch government has said it will no longer fund the Ramallah-based Union of Agricultural Work Committees, UAWC, one of the six major Palestinian civil society organizations that Israel banned […]

Dutch Court to Hear Appeal over Gantz War Crimes in Gaza
A Dutch court will hear an appeal next week against Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz for his alleged role in the murder of a family during Israel’s 2014 military offensive on the Gaza Strip, Middle […]

Netherlands Recognizes Gaza, West Bank as Official Palestinian Birthplaces
Palestinians living in the Netherlands will be allowed to register the Gaza Strip and the West Bank as their official place of birth, Dutch State Secretary Raymond Knops told the House of Representatives in The […]