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Utrecht Mayor Sharon Dijksma was attacked by pro-Palestinian protesters on Thursday evening. This happened after a motion calling for a boycott of Israeli products and institutions was rejected. Dijksma then tried to single-handedly eject the protesters. The incident is discussed on the Daily News.
Utrecht: The commotion arose after a vote on a boycott of Israeli products and organizations. Mayor Sharon Dijksma accompanied demonstrators…
Utrecht Mayor Sharon Dijksma found herself in a scuffle with pro-Palestinian protesters during a council meeting last night. The meeting escalated after a vote on a boycott of Israeli products. When it turned out that a citizen's motion to boycott Israeli products and organizations had been voted down, the protesters in the audience became agitated. Several protesters disrupted the meeting with chants and refused to leave. "People were incredibl…
Pro-Palestine protesters accost Utrecht mayor during city council meeting
The Utrecht city council meeting on Thursday evening got out of hand when a motion to boycott Israel was shot down. Mayor Sharon Dijksma escorted out a group of pro-Palestine protesters who disrupted the meeting and ended up in the middle of a physical altercation, RTV Utrecht reported.
The Utrecht city council meeting ended in chaos on Thursday evening. Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted the council meeting after a motion to boycott Israeli products was voted down. The situation escalated, and Mayor Sharon Dijksma found herself in a direct confrontation with angry activists.
The NOS even speaks of a full-blown "skirmish" between Dijksma and anti-Israel demonstrators. A so-called citizen motion was being discussed in the city council, this time about boycotting Israeli products. Well, that motion didn't make it, and Dijksma almost didn't either! Mayor Sharon Dijksma had previously warned the demonstrators, but decided to change tack. After adjourning the meeting, she asked the demonstrators to leave the stands. When …
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