Passengers arriving on a direct flight from Tel Aviv to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport said they were subjected to unusual inspections after landing, according to Dutch conservative website Nieuwsrecht. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (Photo: REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw) There has been no official confirmation that Dutch authorities have started enforcing the law. According to Nieuwsrecht, passengers arriving from Tel Aviv had to put their luggage through an x-ray machine. “Why? We already went through extensive security checks in Tel Aviv, right?” asked a passenger. “We always do this on intercontinental flights,” responded a customs official. However, passengers cited in the report said the inspections appeared to focus on wine, dates, olives and other products originating in East Jerusalem, the West Bank or the Golan Heights. Information about the penalties for violating the new Dutch law was also displayed on the airport’s notice boards. Passengers also complained about the treatment they received from Dutch customs officials. According to a local press report, a passenger approached a customs official and said, “Listen, buddy, they’re from Israel. They don’t speak Dutch.” wait.” Dudi, 82, who is due to fly from Tel Aviv to Amsterdam next week, was quoted as saying he feared he would not clear customs without problems. “My blood is boiling,” he said. “Because it means the burden of proof falls on the passenger. No receipt, no entry to the Netherlands. I was born during the war and had to hide. Jews were also marked and discriminated against then. Now it’s happening again. “We are being branded.” According to him, this article could carry a prison sentence of up to six years. Huckabee called the situation “insanity” and described the Dutch conduct as “an absolute outrage.” Samaria, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, we informed the Dutch Embassy in Israel this afternoon that Dutch diplomats operating in Ramallah must return within seven days the diplomatic documentation issued by Israel,” Sa’ar wrote. He said that after that period, the immunities and privileges granted to them by Israel under that framework would expire. “If the Netherlands wishes to continue representing its interests vis-à-vis the Palestinians, it can do so from the territory of the Palestinian Authority and not from the territory of the State of Israel,” Saar said. Sa’ar also noted that the activity of the Dutch representation at the International Gaza Support Center in Kiryat Gat was stopped last month.
