US EditionAuthorities Track a Surge in Antisemitic Attacks Worldwide
An extremist group linked to Iran claimed responsibility for multiple attacks on Jewish sites, prompting arrests and heightened security, officials said.
- On Friday, an explosion damaged an Orthodox Jewish school in Amsterdam, causing minor damage but no injuries as police investigate the blast and race to safeguard Jewish institutions.
- The Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right claimed responsibility for the Amsterdam blast, along with recent attacks in Rotterdam and Belgium, with watchdogs suggesting the group's tactics indicate affiliation with Iran's terrorist network.
- Police are examining a separate explosion at an Amsterdam office building for potential links to the school attack, while the targeted Orthodox school serving about 120 students maintains permanent security measures.
- Calling the incident a "cowardly attack," Dutch Security Minister David Van Weel said alertness prevented greater damage, while Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten pledged to protect Jewish communities.
- Jewish security watchdogs warn these incidents reflect "the most elevated and complex threat environment" in recent history, triggering heightened security at Jewish sites throughout the Netherlands.
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Dutch Bank Blast Linked to Attacks on Jewish Sites
(JNS) – A low-intensity explosion caused minor damage outside a bank in a heavily Jewish part of Amsterdam on Sunday night, Dutch media reported, in what a local politician connected to recent attacks on a Jewish school in the Dutch capital, a synagogue in Rotterdam and another synagogue in Belgium. The explosion was directed against […]
Authorities track a surge in antisemitic attacks worldwide
A wave of attacks on Jewish landmarks worldwide appear to have been triggered by both terrorist groups and lone wolf sympathizers.Europe saw a handful of troubling incidents over the weekend. A Jewish school in Amsterdam was damaged by an explosion. The city's mayor called it a deliberate antisemitic attack against the community.The day prior, Dutch police arrested four men for starting a fire outside of a synagogue in Rotterdam.Another synagogu…
The Straits Times
The AlgemeinerAmsterdam police probe new blast claimed by same group that claimed Jewish school explosion
AMSTERDAM, March 16 - Dutch police are investigating an explosion that damaged an office building in Amsterdam and was claimed by the same extremist organisation which also claimed it was behind a recent blast at a Jewish school in the area, a police spokesperson said on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
In a video, the group claims responsibility for the attack; the police are investigating the footage.
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