Dries van Agt

Don't forget him: Akram Rikhawi still at risk of death on day 70 of hunger strike in Israeli jail

Rikhawi remains on hunger strike, as Israel continues to deny visits by family and independent doctors.

Group leaks EU report on Israeli settler violence suppressed by Dutch government

A European Union report on Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians, that was suppressed at the insistence of Dutch foreign minister Uri Rosenthal, has been published today by a nongovernmental group.

Veolia dumps Israel's waste in Jordan Valley and wins Israeli army contract

Veolia owns and operates Tovland Landfill, occupied Jordan Valley, where Israeli waste is dumped. Meanwhile,Veolia digs its heels deeper into the Israeli occupation by offering waste collection services to Israeli army bases in the Jordan Valley.

Netherlands embraces Israel tighter, squeezing out human rights

Adri Nieuwhof
22 June 2011
Why is The Netherlands deepening its economic and political ties with Israel just when Israel is escalating its attacks on Palestinian rights and flouting international law with impunity? Adri Nieuwhof comments on the Dutch government’s lurch away from a commitment to human rights.
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