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Netherlands Designates Israel a Threat for First Time (en.tempo.co)
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[–] federalreverse@feddit.org 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The document is here. Israel is mentioned multiple times in it, though most times as a target of threats. However, there's also this (DeepL translation):

Israel also seeks to influence political and public opinion abroad, including Netherlands. This was illustrated by the distribution of a report by the Israeli Ministry of Diaspora and Anti-Semitism, following disturbances surrounding the Ajax-Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer match in November 2024. The report was not shared with the Dutch government through official channels, but was sent specifically to specific politicians and journalists. The manner of dissemination was called unusual by the Dutch Ministers of Justice and Security and of Foreign Affairs and, because of the potential negative consequences for Dutch residents, undesirable. For example, the individuals mentioned could be intimidated or threatened, or in the most serious case, assaulted.

and

Known targets of state interference are international institutions present in the Netherlands, such as the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice. The United States and Israel publicly expressed threats toward the court, and the United States has imposed sanctions.64 This could damage or even shut down the court's work, in part because the court may have no or limited access to financial services. Currently, sanctions have only been imposed against a chief prosecutor because of the court's arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister and former defense minister. However, further completion of the sanctions list is real in time. The U.S. sanctions may in time have profound consequences for the functioning of the court, and thus for the prosecution and trial of individuals suspected of committing international crimes, such as genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes. Also the courts are an interesting target of espionage and undermining influence for a large number of countries, because their nationals can be tried there.

Dutch original

Ook Israël probeert de politieke en publieke opinie te beïnvloeden in het buitenland, waaronder Nederland. Dit werd geïllustreerd met de verspreiding van een rapport van het Israëlische ministerie van Diaspora en Antisemitismebestrijding, naar aanleiding van ongeregeldheden rondom de voetbalwedstrijd Ajax-Maccabi Tel Aviv in november 2024. Het rapport is niet via de officiële kanalen met de Nederlandse overheid gedeeld, maar is gericht verzonden aan specifieke politici en journalisten. De manier van verspreiding werd door de Nederlandse ministers van Justitie en Veiligheid en van Buitenlandse Zaken ongebruikelijk en, vanwege de mogelijke negatieve gevolgen voor Nederlandse ingezetenen, onwenselijk genoemd. Zo kunnen de genoemde personen worden geïntimideerd of bedreigd, of in het ernstigste geval aangevallen.

Bekende doelwitten van statelijke inmenging zijn in Nederland aanwezige internationale instituties zoals het Internationaal Strafhof en het Internationaal Gerechtshof. De Verenigde Staten en Israël uitten publiekelijk dreigementen richting het hof, en de Verenigde Staten hebben sancties ingesteld. Dit zou de werkzaamheden van het hof kunnen beschadigen of zelfs stilleggen, onder meer omdat het hof mogelijk geen of beperkte toegang heeft tot financiële dienstverlening. Op dit moment zijn er uitsluitend sancties opgelegd tegen een hoofdaanklager vanwege de arrestatiebevelen van het Hof tegen de Israëlische premier en voormalig minister van Defensie. Een verdere invulling van de sanctielijst is op termijn echter reëel. De Amerikaanse sancties kunnen op termijn diepgaande consequenties hebben voor het functioneren van het hof, en daarmee voor de vervolging en berechting van personen die verdacht worden van het plegen van internationale misdrijven, zoals genocide, misdaden tegen de menselijkheid of oorlogsmisdrijven. Ook zijn de hoven voor een groot aantal landen een interessant doelwit van spionage en ondermijnende beïnvloeding, omdat hun onderdanen aldaar berecht kunnen worden.

[–] Vincent@feddit.nl 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Ah, thanks! So it was the AIVD, not the NCTV, I was just looking in the wrong place :)

This tracks, although "designates a threat" sounds like a bigger deal than highlighting these two widely-reported actions, i.e. I understand why this didn't make the news here. It certainly doesn't signify a sudden change in Dutch policy vis a vis Israel.

[–] federalreverse@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I think it's a collaboratively created document which, as you noticed, used to be hosted on the site of NCTV but is now hosted on the site of AIVD. :)

[–] Vincent@feddit.nl 2 points 2 days ago

That makes sense, thanks!