Netherlands

Dutch workers brave thin ice to remove swastika

Workers in a Dutch town braved thin ice to remove Nazi symbols etched into the surface of a frozen lake.

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 25, 2013 6:19 am

Dutch novelist vows to withhold tax earmarked for Egypt over Morsi slurs

Citing anti-Semitic statements by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, a Dutch-Jewish novelist has vowed to withhold taxes so they won’t reach Cairo.

January 17, 2013 11:41 am

‘Jew’ is the new ‘cool’ in Dutch, linguist says

THE HAGUE (JTA) — Dutch teenagers are using “Jew” akin to “cool” or “awesome” in English, according to a linguist from Leiden University. Professor Marc van Oostendorp wrote Monday on his blog that he heard the new usage of the word “jood” (pronounced yode) at a high school in Leiden shortly after learning about the phenomenon from an […]

January 16, 2013 11:53 am