Video. Watch: Protesters disrupt Dutch Liberation Day ceremony

The annual liberation parade in Wageningen has been threatened with budget cuts several times in recent years, but the celebration of 80 years of peace proved the disaster of those plans once again on Monday. The celebration was grander and more stirring than ever. Complete with government leaders and happy war heroes. Plus a Knight in the Military Order of William who, together with an admiral, wrestled a demonstrator to the ground.

Dutch Police Arrest Pro-Palestinian Protesters at World War II Anniversary Event

Security personnel detain a Pro-Palestinian protester, on the day of a liberation parade, where they commemorate the victims of war and celebrate freedom, in Wageningen, Netherlands, May 5, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw Dutch police arrested five pro-Palestinian protesters on Monday during a World War II anniversary event in Wageningen, central Netherlands. A police spokesperson said the arrests were for disturbing public order. As …

Video. Watch: Protesters disrupt Dutch Liberation Day ceremony

Video. A national ceremony in the Netherlands marking 80 years since liberation from Nazi occupation was briefly disrupted on Monday by pro-Palestinian protesters.

In Wageningen, the official start of Liberation Day was seized upon for protests. A smoke bomb was thrown on the podium between Prime Ministers Schoof and Tusk. "We stand here for freedom."

Pro-Palestine Activists Disrupt Dutch Liberation Day Observance

Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted the National Liberation Day ceremony in the Dutch city of Wageningen on Sunday, May 4th, interrupting a speech by Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans. According to police, five people were arrested after breaching security barriers during the incident.The protesters disrupted the annual event—held to commemorate the end of Nazi occupation in the Netherlands in 1945—by chanting “Free Palestine” and other pro-Pal…

Dutch police on Monday detained five pro-Palestinian protesters during celebrations marking the end of World War II in the central Dutch city of Wageningen. According to a police spokesman, they were disturbing public order, TASR writes, citing a Reuters report.