Protesters marched through Amsterdam on Sunday, Nov. 8, demanding stronger Dutch government action against Israel over Gaza, the Associated Press reported. The march’s organizers said at least 200,000 people took part, DutchNews.nl reported. The AP described the crowd as tens of thousands.
The crowd and the route
The Dutch branch of Amnesty International, one of the organizers, said more than 200,000 joined, the AP reported. NL Times reported at least 200,000. The march began at Museumplein and ran around the Vondelpark, NL Times reported.
What organizers want
Organizers called for stricter trade sanctions on Israel, a halt to all arms sales and an official declaration that Israel’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide, the AP reported. Israel strongly rejects suggestions that it is committing genocide, the AP reported.
The fourth Red Line rally was organized by The Rights Forum with 13 other groups, including Amnesty International, PAX and Oxfam Novib, DutchNews.nl reported.
The government’s response
Prime Minister Rob Jetten, who marched last year, did not attend. “Every single day and every single week, we do what we can to alleviate the terrible situation there,” Jetten said Friday, the AP reported. Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen has rejected claims the government is doing too little, citing a September ban on imports from Israeli settlements, NL Times reported.
Dispute over speakers
Some speakers, including BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti, have been accused of links to Hamas and other armed Palestinian groups, DutchNews.nl reported. Rights Forum spokesman Edwin van ’t Pad told de Kanttekening, “Even if we had put the pope on stage, the right would have accused us of antisemitism and Hamas sympathies,” according to DutchNews.nl. More coverage is in The Boston Report’s World News section.
Sources
- Associated Press (via ABC News): Tens of thousands march in Amsterdam
- DutchNews.nl: Organisers say 200,000 join Amsterdam rally against Gaza war
- NL Times: At least 200,000 gather for the latest edition of Red Line protest
- NL Times: Amsterdam readies for fourth Red Line protest
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