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<\/a>Dutch police probe blast at pro-Israel center<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\nJNS Staff, Canaan Lidor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Police are investigating an explosion that took place overnight Friday outside a building belonging to a pro-Israel Christian organization in the Dutch town of Nijkerk,\u00a0Reuters<\/i>\u00a0reported.<\/span><\/p>\n No injuries were reported and the damage inflicted on the structure was minimal, the police was cited as saying.<\/span><\/p>\n As of Saturday night, no arrests have been made.<\/span><\/p>\n Sara van Oordt-Jonckheere, head of communication at Christians for Israel, the nonprofit group whose center was hit, spoke to JNS on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhat we know is that a person dressed in black placed an explosive device near the fence and then cycled away,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThere was a very loud explosion that was heard all the way to the nearby village of Putten, police told us. We have no further information but the characteristics seem similar to previous explosions in Rotterdam and Amsterdam. We received many expressions of solidarity and people went by to visit and many people called to wish us strength, so this will likely not affect our activity going forward,\u201d van Oordt-Jonckheere added.<\/span><\/p>\n The organization released a statement in the wake of the incident, saying in Dutch that it was \u201cshocked.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe blast could be heard in the wide perimeter. The damage was limited, but the impact is large. The attack fits into a worrying pattern of previous attacks on Jewish and pro-Israel targets in the Netherlands and Belgium,\u201d the group wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThat this took place on the eve of Easter, the main celebration for Christians, makes it extra poignant. This attack not only affects us, but is also a signal to the Jewish community in the Netherlands, which has long been confronted with threat and intimidation. That\u2019s what worries us a lot,\u201d it added.<\/span><\/p>\n The organization vowed to continue its work and combat antisemitism.<\/span><\/p>\n Israel\u2019s ambassador to the Netherlands, Zvi Vapni, took to X on Saturday, noting that the blast was not an isolated incident.<\/span><\/p>\n The criminals behind the explosion \u201cmust be captured and punished. This is the only way to deal with fanatics who wants to spread fear and hate,\u201d he wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n He went on to extend solidarity with Christians for Israel on behalf of the Jewish state.<\/span>
\n\u201cThis attack not only affects us, but is also a signal to the Jewish community in the Netherlands,\u201d the Christians for Israel nonprofit said.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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A rally against antisemitism and in support of Israel in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Dec. 17, 2025. Photo by Andr\u00e9 Dorst\/Christenen voor Israel.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
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