US EditionThousands of Protesters Disrupt Hanukkah Concert in Amsterdam
Pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with police at a Hanukkah event in Amsterdam, leading to 22 arrests and one officer injured, police said.
- Sunday night, hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at Museum Square, Amsterdam, clashing with police near the Concertgebouw during a Hanukkah event featuring Shai Abramson.
- Venue officials first cancelled then reinstated the event, with organizers saying the main Sunday afternoon program would proceed without Shai Abramson, who appeared at two private events that evening.
- Clashes escalated as demonstrators threw smoke grenades and police pushed back; protesters waved Palestinian flags, chanted slogans, and police used batons to disperse the crowd with one officer lightly injured.
- Arrests and extra patrols followed the confrontations as Dutch police arrested 22 rioters after intervening multiple times, while city authorities increased patrols around local Jewish institutions.
- Hours after the Sydney shooting that killed 15 and wounded 40, major cities including Berlin, London and New York increased Hanukkah security, while France ordered reinforced protection from Dec. 14 to Dec. 22.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with police at Hanukkah event in Amsterdam, 22 arres
Hours after the Sydney attack, hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at Museum Square in Amsterdam, where a Hanukkah event was held at a concert hall; some breached barriers, threw smoke grenades and clashed with police; in California, shots were fired at a Jewish home decorated for the holiday
The singer was initially to lead the annual Hanuka public concert at the Concertgebouw on Sunday afternoon. But after the outcry, aroused by his ties with the Israeli army, his participation was cancelled.
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