Pro-Palestinian protesters face Dutch police during a banned demonstration in Amsterdam, Netherlands November 10, 2024. The sign reads: "Police state".
(photo credit: REUTERS/Esther Verkaik)
Important Takeaways:
- Pro-Palestine protestors had clashed with riot police earlier in the day at Amsterdam’s central Dam Square, leading to over 50 arrests.
- One of the city’s famous trams was set alight by rioters dressed in black and armed with fireworks, according to De Telegraaf. The rioters threw debris and shouted “Kanker Joden” (cancer Jews), but it is used to mean “f*** the Jews.”
- Rioters reportedly burned a tram in the city’s western suburbs and clashed with police earlier in the day.
- No one was injured in the incident, as the tram had been empty, the spokesman said.
- Masked men reportedly roamed the streets yelling “Free Palestine.” De Telegraaf reported that journalists witnessed a bystander being ripped from his bike and beaten by the rioters.
- It was later reported that private vehicles and bikes were destroyed.
- The young rioters reportedly actively sought to confront officers.
- Following the attack, the city announced a three-day ban on all demonstrations to maintain public order. Furthermore, the government had announced it would hold stricter border control until December 9.
- Hundreds of people defied the ban, which had been upheld by a local court earlier in the day.
- They chanted “Free Palestine” and “Shame on you” and called for an end to the war in Gaza.
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