A Jewish School in Amsterdam Was Bombed — This Cannot Be Someone Else’s Problem

The bombing of a Jewish school in Amsterdam is an act of antisemitic terrorism in one of Europe’s most historically significant Jewish communities — a community that was devastated in the Holocaust and has rebuilt over generations. It is also an event that connects to the current Middle East conflict in ways that are real but require careful thinking to articulate honestly.

Antisemitic violence in Europe has risen in correlation with Israeli military operations in Gaza. This correlation is a fact. It does not mean that opposition to Israeli policy causes antisemitism — it means that antisemitic actors use political moments to justify attacks they would commit regardless. The distinction matters: conflating criticism of Israeli policy with antisemitism is wrong, but so is denying that antisemitic actors exploit political crises.

Analysis based on public reporting. Global Watch Japan.