AMSTERDAM: The Dutch capital turned red on Sunday as an estimated 250,000 demonstrators demanded a tougher stance from the Dutch government on the Gaza war.
Demonstrators accused the government of failing to act against what they described as genocide in Gaza, calling for immediate political, economic and diplomatic sanctions against Israel.
Organizers said the march was called the Red Line because “all red lines have long been crossed,” and the Netherlands must “face the facts and can no longer look away.”
It was the largest pro-Palestine demonstration in the Netherlands since the start of the war in October 2023, and followed two rallies held earlier this summer in The Hague, the country’s political capital.
According to the organizers, around 100,000 people joined the May march and 150,000 in June. Sunday’s march was coordinated by a coalition of 134 organizations, including Amnesty International, Doctors for Gaza and Save the Children.
