{"id":913,"date":"2026-04-12T02:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T02:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/913\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T02:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T02:51:25","slug":"dutch-police-investigate-overnight-fire-attack-on-rotterdam-synagogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/913\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch police investigate overnight fire attack on Rotterdam synagogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dutch police opened an investigation into an arson attack on a synagogue in Rotterdam on Friday, in the latest incident of suspected antisemitic violence since the start of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/13\/us-news\/trump-issues-new-threat-about-iran-watch-what-happens-to-these-deranged-scumbags-today\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US-Israeli war on\u00a0Iran.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>No one was injured as a result of the fire, which was put out, and no arrests have been made, the city\u2019s police said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAround 3:40 a.m., a fire was started at the synagogue,\u201d Rotterdam police said in a post on X. \u201cThe fire burned for a short time before extinguishing,\u201d the police added, calling for any witnesses to come forward with evidence.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38766763\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dutch-police-open-investigation-arson-123462369.jpg\" alt=\"Fire erupts at a synagogue in Rotterdam, the Netherlands as police probe the attack on March 13, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-38766763\"  \/>Fire erupts at a synagogue in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, as police probe the attack on March 13, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38766762\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dutch-police-open-investigation-arson-123462364.jpg\" alt=\"No one was injured as a result of the fire, which was put out, and no arrests have been made, the city's police said.\" class=\"wp-image-38766762\"  \/>No one was injured as a result of the fire, which was put out, and no arrests have been made.<\/p>\n<p>Another synagogue, 124 miles away in neighbouring Belgium, was\u00a0hit by an explosion on Monday\u00a0in what authorities said was an \u200bantisemitic attack.<\/p>\n<p>That attack caused damage but no injuries.<\/p>\n<p>In Michigan in the US, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/12\/us-news\/explosive-laden-vehicle-that-rammed-through-michigans-temple-israel-preschool-registered-to-lebanon-born-citizen-report\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a Lebanon-born US citizen<\/a>\u00a0crashed his truck\u00a0into a synagogue and its preschool and was shot dead.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns about possible\u00a0attacks against Jewish communities\u00a0around the world have risen following US and Israeli airstrikes on\u00a0Iran\u00a0and a subsequent response by\u00a0Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dutch police opened an investigation into an arson attack on a synagogue in Rotterdam on Friday, in 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