Blast at Christians for Israel site comes after Jewish school in Amsterdam targeted last month; no injuries reported
Pro-Palestinian protesters face Dutch police while taking part in a non authorised protest in Amsterdam, Netherlands November 10, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS
Dutch police on Saturday said they were investigating reports of an explosion overnight at the Israel Centre in the central Dutch town of Nijkerk.
According to Israeli media, there were no reports of injuries, and the damage at the site, run by the Christians for Israel charity, was minimal, a police statement posted on social media said.
“This attack affects not only us but is also a signal to the Jewish community in the Netherlands, which has long been confronted with threats and intimidation. This is a cause for great concern to us,” the statement said.
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The Israel Centre houses Christenen voor Israel, a Dutch-Christian organisation whose stated goal is “to be in solidarity with Israel and combat all forms of antisemitism,” according to the Jerusalem Post.
It was not clear if the incident was related to a series of attacks against Jewish sites in Europe since the war in Iran.
Police said there had been no arrests and appealed for witnesses to come forward.
On March 14, a Jewish school in Amsterdam was targeted with an explosion, in what the city’s mayor described as “a deliberate attack against the Jewish community”.
The explosion at the school in an upscale residential neighbourhood on the south side of Amsterdam only caused limited damage, Mayor Femke Halsema said in a press release, as police and firefighters arrived at the scene quickly. No injuries were reported.
