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Amsterdam Orthodox Jewish School Hit by Overnight Blast, Treated as Deliberate Antisemitic Attack

Israel presses the Dutch government for stronger action against what it calls a surge in antisemitism.

Overview

  • Security footage shows a person placing and detonating an explosive on the exterior of the school, causing facade damage but no injuries.
  • The blast struck the only Orthodox Jewish school in Amsterdam on Zeelandstraat in the Buitenveldert district, a site already ringed by spiked fencing due to prior threats.
  • Mayor Femke Halsema condemned the incident as a targeted attack and ordered reinforced protection for Jewish institutions across the city.
  • Prime Minister Rob Jetten called the explosion the second attack on Jewish sites in two days after an incident in Rotterdam and said he will meet community leaders.
  • Police and the Public Prosecutor's Office have opened a criminal investigation, with no arrests or identified suspects announced so far.