Two Israeli Tourists Hospitalised After Assault at Dutch Holiday Park

Two Israeli tourists were violently assaulted at the Center Parcs De Kempervennen holiday village in the Netherlands, resulting in hospitalisation and widespread condemnation. The attack reportedly involved multiple local residents and was preceded by pro-Palestinian activists secretly filming Israeli families and sharing the footage online, urging followers to identify and target them. Dutch police have detained one individual but have released several others who were involved, causing fear and outrage among the victims and their families. The Israeli Foreign Ministry is actively monitoring the case through its embassy in The Hague, calling on the Dutch government to take decisive action to prevent further attacks and bring the perpetrators to justice. This incident comes amid a broader surge in antisemitic violence and harassment across Europe since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, with anti-Israel activism increasingly crossing into outright antisemitism. The Center for Information and Documentation Israel (CIDI), a Dutch watchdog, has condemned the attack and the coordinated harassment campaign targeting Israelis in the country.