In the Netherlands, even a souvenir in a Jew's suitcase can become a political issue - opinion

Tovia Singer's opinion piece criticizes a Dutch customs policy that since September 22 allows searches and confiscation of items made in Israeli settlements at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Singer argues the policy is selectively enforced, contrasting it with Europe's history of anti-Jewish persecution during the Nazi occupation. He cites the 1929 Hebron massacre, the 1948 Kfar Etzion massacre, and Ottoman census data to argue that Jewish presence in the West Bank predates the 1967 occupation, and questions why European governments with a history of anti-Jewish persecution are now policing Jewish addresses through economic policy.

Tovia Singer's opinion piece in The Jerusalem Post criticizes a Dutch customs policy that since September 22 allows searches and confiscation of items made in Israeli settlements at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Singer argues the policy is selectively enforced, noting that during the Nazi occupation three-quarters of Dutch Jews were murdered with the cooperation of Dutch civil servants. He contrasts this with Japan's approach, which sanctions individuals accused of violence but does not confiscate ordinary travelers' keepsakes. Singer cites the 1929 Hebron massacre, the 1948 Kfar Etzion massacre, and 1905 Ottoman census data to argue that Jewish communities in Hebron, Gush Etzion, and Jerusalem predate the 1967 occupation. He contends the policy treats Jewish dispossession as irrelevant while criminalizing Jewish return, and questions why European governments with a history of anti-Jewish persecution are now policing Jewish addresses through economic policy.