Pittsburgh in The Netherlands

The Warning of Pittsburgh: The Kristalnacht Experience in America – Soon Coming to the Jews in Europe and Elsewhere

Leading Netherlands Rabbi: 
Pittsburgh Can Occur in *our Country

Rabbi Binyamin Jacobs, Chief Rabbi at the Inter-Provincial Chief Rabbinate of the Netherlands, discusses the situation in the Netherlands.



Arutz Sheva spoke with Rabbi Binyamin Jacobs, Chief Rabbi at the Inter-Provincial Chief Rabbinate of the Netherlands, at the European Jewish Assocation (EJA) annual conference in Brussels.

Rabbi Jacobs participated in the panel titled "The freedom of religion in Europe – the Netherlands as a snapshot".

The situation in the Netherlands these days is not “dangerous”, he said, but rather “difficult”. The reason for this is growing anti-Semitism.

“When I came 43 years ago to Holland, no one would ever think about calling me ‘dirty Jew’. Today it’s normal. 40 years ago it was unthinkable that Jewish schools would need to have police and soldiers outside. Every Jewish place has police, there’s always protection. They’re not doing it for nothing. The government understands and recognizes [there’s anti-Semitism],” said Rabbi Jacobs.

“When an attack occurs like in America in Pittsburgh, everyone wakes up. Thank God this has not yet happened in Holland,” he added, acknowledging that such an attack “is very possible. Nobody wants it but the police is not protecting us for nothing.”

“I believe that we should not be in panic. I myself am not scared. On the other hand we should be aware there is a dangerous situation,” said Rabbi Jacobs.

Meanwhile:

Amsterdam: BDS Rally Glorifies Terror 

at Nazi Victim Monument

City officials called to explain, after BDS rally featuring song about suicide bomber in Tel Aviv takes place at memorial for Nazi victims. Representatives of the Netherlands’ ruling party have asked the capital city’s government to explain why it allows anti-Semitic and anti-Israel incitement at a monument for victims of Nazism.

That day, the action, which is usually limited to a handful activists, saw new participants, mostly Arab men but also Europeans and several women. Organizers played from loudspeakers a song by the rapper Ismo, who has featured anti-Semitic content in his songs. In a 2014 song, he said “I hate Jews more than the Nazis.” Titled “Free Palestine,” the lyrics celebrate the actions of a female suicide bomber who blows herself up in Tel Aviv. Read more arutzsheva

Meanwhile:

Men Shouting In Arabic About Killing Jews Disrupt London Kristallnacht Vigil

(JTA)— A vigil held by pro-Israel activists in London for Jews murdered in Arab countries was dispersed violently by men shouting about killing Jews in Arabic. Joseph Cohen, an Israel Advocacy Movement activist, filmed the event as about 20 men drowned his talk, shouting: “Jews, remember Khaybar, the army of Muhammad is returning.” Read more: the forward

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Can anyone say “The Handwriting is on the Wall”?

* “Our Country”? Correction: Your Country is Eretz Yisrael NOT the alien country The Netherlands