Vandals smashed doors and threw red paint at Israel’s embassy in The Hague, according to a statement from the Israeli foreign ministry.
Dutch police arrested three suspects for the crime, the Times of Israel reported. Photos released by the embassy show the smashed doors and red paint at the embassy.
While the statement did not discuss the vandals’ motive, the crime comes just days after anti-Semitic activists targeted Israeli airline El Al’s Paris office, spraying red paint and the words “Free Palestine” and “El Al genocide airline” on the building, according to the Times.
“This cowardly act is yet another illustration of the dangerous consequences of rising hatred and incitement,” Israeli ambassador to the Netherlands Modi Ephraim wrote on X. “Diplomats must be able to carry out their work safely and unhindered at all times.”
The Hague is home to the International Criminal Court, which has faced scrutiny for its anti-American and anti-Israeli activism. The Trump administration in February sanctioned the ICC for targeting U.S. military members and issuing arrest warrants last year for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant.
Anti-Semitic incidents have surged in the United States since Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel. President Donald Trump has cracked down on anti-Semitism by revoking visas of foreign nationals linked to anti-Semitic activity and withholding billions in federal funding from universities that fail to protect Jewish students on campus.
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