Middle East
Middle East
Middle East
Dutch government cautious over allegations involving ICC prosecutor Karim Khan and Qatar
Middle East
Divisions in Dutch minority coalition over Palestinian students travelling to the Netherlands, reflect broader divide on Gaza policy
Dutch politics
Pressure on the Netherlands over ICC in The Hague, Dutch parliament wants answers after intimidation reports
The Netherlands is facing mounting pressure as host country of the International Criminal Court (ICC), following new revelations about foreign intimidation and political pressure targeting the court. Concerns in The Hague are deepening, with members of the Dutch parliament demanding clarification from the government after statements by former ICC prosecutor
Middle East
Majority in Dutch Parliament supports new extradition treaty with Morocco
United States & Canada
The Netherlands sends minehunter to Mediterranean Sea ahead of possible Hormuz mission
The Dutch government is taking concrete preparatory steps for a potential military contribution to safeguard shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, deploying a minehunter to the Mediterranean and outlining broader options for involvement once hostilities between the United States and Iran subside.
Dutch politics
The Netherlands embraces "values-based realism" as Prime Minister Jetten sets out pragmatic foreign policy course
Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten has set out a sharply pragmatic vision for the Netherlands’ foreign policy, arguing that realism — not nostalgia or moral absolutism — must guide Europe’s role in an increasingly unstable world. In a keynote speech at the Next Gen: The Hague Security Conference on 27 May,
Middle East
Hamas in the Netherlands: intelligence warnings grow year by year as parliament voices concern
Concerns about possible Hamas activity in the Netherlands are intensifying. For a long time, the issue was largely confined to intelligence assessments and the international arena, but it is now increasingly becoming a matter of domestic reality. Intelligence services are identifying more concrete activity, prosecutors are investigating financial flows, and
Middle East
Dutch cabinet: trade ban on products from Israeli settlements
Middle East
The Netherlands supports potential EU sanctions against Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir
Middle East
Dutch NGOs push Prime Minister Jetten for tougher Israel measures, but Jetten wants diplomacy and possible trade ban for Israeli Settlements
Middle East
Dutch Foreign Minister summons Israeli Ambassador over Gaza Flotilla Incident, Prime Minister Jetten calls Israeli treatment of activists "dehumanizing"
The Dutch cabinet condemns the Israeli treatment of activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was intercepted by Israeli forces en route to Gaza.Dutch Prime Minister Jetten calls the Israeli treatment "dehumanizing and goes beyond all bounds". Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen has summoned Israel’s ambassador