Thousands of Protesters Disrupt Hanukkah Concert in Amsterdam
Dutch police arrested 22 protesters after clashes involving smoke flares and barrier breaches during Hanukkah concerts amid tensions over Israeli military ties.
- On Sunday, dozens were arrested outside Amsterdam's Royal Concert Hall after pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with Dutch Police amid Hanukkah concerts and a large pro-Israel presence.
- Last month, the Concertgebouw canceled a planned Hanukkah appearance over the performer's army ties, and organisers agreed to exclude Shai Abramson, chief cantor of the Israel Defense Forces, from the public concert.
- Footage from the scene shows protesters setting off smoke bombs while riot police intervened multiple times using batons, and one police officer sustained minor injuries.
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Dutch Police Arrest 22 After Anti-Israel Protests, Vandalism at Amsterdam Venue During IDF Cantor Performance
Anti-Israel protesters clash with police outside Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, breaking through barricades and setting off smoke bombs during a demonstration against a performance by the IDF’s chief cantor. Photo: Screenshot Dutch police arrested 22 people on Sunday after anti-Israel protests outside an Amsterdam concert hall erupted into violent clashes during a performance by the Israel Defense Forces’ official cantor. Around 200 demonstrators ga…
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22 arrested in Amsterdam protest over contentious Hanukkah concert featuring IDF cantor
Dozens of people were arrested on Sunday after protesting outside Amsterdam’s Royal Concert Hall, where multiple Hanukkah concerts were taking place. The day’s concert lineup came under scrutiny last month after the concert hall, known as the Concertgebouw, announced that it was canceling a planned Hanukkah concert featuring an Israeli performer over his ties to the Israeli army. Shai Abramson is the chief cantor of the Israel Defense Forces. Af…
Uneasy Calm Returns To Amsterdam After Anti-Israel Protests At Concertgebouw
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief AMSTERDAM (Worthy News) – An uneasy calm returned Monday to the streets of Amsterdam after Dutch police said they arrested 22 people following clashes with anti-Israel protesters outside one of the world’s most famous concert halls. At least hundreds of anti-Israel activists, some of them shouting slogans in Arabic, gathered late Sunday near Het Koninklijk Concertgebouw (the Royal Concertgebouw) …
Violent anti-Israel protests disrupt Chanukah events in Amsterdam hours after Sydney massacre
Several hundred demonstrators waved Palestinian flags, held anti-Israel signs, and chanted slogans such as “child killers.” By World Israel News Staff Violent anti-Israel protests erupted in Amsterdam Sunday night, as pro-Palestinian demonstrators targeted Chanukah events linked to Israel’s chief military cantor, just hours after a horrific antisemitic terror attack in Sydney, Australia, where 16 people were murdered and dozens more wounded, sev…
Two entrances to the Concertgebouw were blocked and butyric acid was also brought in.
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