An explosion broken a Jewish faculty in Amsterdam early on Saturday (March 14, 2026), in what the town’s mayor described as “a deliberate assault in opposition to the Jewish neighborhood”.
The explosion on the faculty in an upscale residential neighbourhood on the south facet of Amsterdam solely brought on restricted injury, Mayor Femke Halsema mentioned in a press launch, as police and firefighters arrived on the scene shortly.
No accidents have been reported.
Safety at synagogues and Jewish establishments in the Dutch capital had already been heightened after an in a single day arson assault at a synagogue within the centre of Rotterdam on Friday (March 13, 2026).
In neighbouring Belgium, an explosion brought on a fireplace at a synagogue in Liege on Monday (March 9, 2026).
“It is a cowardly act of aggression in opposition to the Jewish neighborhood,” Ms. Halsema mentioned.
“Jewish folks in Amsterdam are more and more confronted with antisemitism. That is unacceptable.”
Issues about potential assaults in opposition to Jewish communities round the world have risen following U.S. and Israeli assaults on Iran and a subsequent response from Tehran.
Revealed – March 14, 2026 12:42 pm IST