Posts Tagged: Dutch Parliament
Dutch Parliament Conditions Palestinian NGO Funding on Recognition of Israel
The Dutch Parliament passed a resolution on Tuesday to make funding for Palestinian NGOs depend on their recognition of Israel's right to exist. The Dutch House...
Dutch Parliament Cuts Aid to PA Due to Payments to Terrorists and Families
JNS.org - The Dutch parliament has voted to curb the county’s aid to the Palestinian Authority, citing the PA’s policy of paying convicted terrorists and...
Dutch Parliament Approves Action Against EU Ruling on Israeli Product Labels
JNS.org - The Dutch parliament passed a motion on Tuesday objecting to last week’s ruling by the European Court of Justice requiring products coming from the...
Newly-Elected Dutch Senator Apologizes for ‘Meek Lambs’ Description of Holocaust Victims
A newly-elected member of the Dutch Parliament has apologized for remarks in a media interview in which he described Jews exterminated during the Nazi Holocaust...
Dutch Parliament to Hold Hearing on PA Program Rewarding Terrorism
JNS.org - Prompted by Israel calls to condemn the Palestinian Authority for rewarding terrorism, the Dutch Parliament will host an event later this week to hear...
Dutch Parliamentary Election Closely Watched as Indicator of Far-Right Populism in Other European Countries
Polling booths opened across the nation Wednesday in Dutch parliamentary elections that are being closely watched as a possible indicator of the strength of far-right...
Dutch MP Refuses to Shake Hands With Netanyahu
JNS.org - A Dutch parliament member refused to shake hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, Israeli news site Arutz Sheva reported. MP Tunahan Kuzu, of Turkish...
Dutch Lawmakers Pass Motion Against BDS
JNS.org - A non-binding motion to defund organizations involved in the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement was passed in the Dutch parliament’s lower house...
Dutch Parliament Approves Motion to Shame PA for Rewarding Terrorists
The Dutch Parliament approved a motion that had been under discussion since 2011, calling on the government to pressure the Palestinian Authority to end its...
Israeli President Peres First Official Guest of Dutch King Willem-Alexander
Dutch King Willem-Alexander hosted Israeli President Shimon Peres at his official residence, Noordeinde Palace, Tuesday, as his first official guest there since ascending the throne...
