The number of reports of antisemitism at CIDI increased by 11% in 2024 compared to the previous year. National Coordinator for Combating Antisemitism (NCAB) Eddo Verdoner: Antisemitic expressions are happening more openly. It seems the shame is gone.
Verdoner: I hear heartbreaking stories from children, students, and adults who are harassed and insulted because of their Jewish identity. They hide a necklace with a Star of David, dare not wear a kippah, or conceal that they are Jewish because they fear negative reactions or even fear for their safety. We must never accept that. It is shameful that it has come to this in the Netherlands.
The figures from CIDI show a trend. After the attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7, 2023, the number of reports has more than doubled. Verdoner: Jews in the Netherlands are not responsible for Israeli politics, regardless of what you think of that politics. The figures from CIDI show a clear increase in the number of antisemitic insults and vandalism in 2024.
Verdoner: This unfortunately shows the hardening of our society. Insulting Jews in public spaces, vandalizing graves and memorial stones, tearing a mezuzah from the door. These are shocking examples of the brutality and aggression that Jews are facing.