Middle East
The Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tom Berendsen (CDA), has described the recently adopted Israeli law allowing the death penalty for Palestinian detainees as “unacceptable.” He writes this in his answers to parliamentary questions about the legislation, which critics say is discriminatory and violates the international legal order. The Netherlands
United States & Canada
The dinner at the White House began shortly after seven o’clock in the evening local time and lasted longer than expected. For more than two and a half hours — perhaps closer to three — the Dutch delegation spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump and his closest advisers. When Prime
Africa
In the Dutch House of Representatives, questions have been raised about the government’s plan to close the Dutch embassy in Juba, South Sudan. The questions were submitted by SGP-leader Chris Stoffer and SP MP Sarah Dobbe and are addressed to the ministers of Foreign Affairs and of Foreign