Pro-Hamas Banner and Hezbollah Flag Draw Condemnation at Amsterdam Protest
Dutch reporting documented open support for Hamas and a Hezbollah flag at Sunday’s Amsterdam demonstration. A short video shows a large pro-Hamas banner.
Demonstrators at the October 11 pro-Palestinian protest in Amsterdam displayed open support for Hamas, according to Dutch broadcaster WNL.
Open support for Hamas
WNL’s October 12 report described a banner supporting Hamas and a Hezbollah flag during the march from Dam Square.
A short video shows masked demonstrators holding a green banner reading WE SUPPORT HAMAS, surrounded by Palestinian flags. A neighboring placard also names armed groups, including the PFLP and Hezbollah.
A march through the city center
ANP reporting carried by NL Times said about 1,000 demonstrators began marching from Dam Square at about 3:30 p.m. The route passed through the city center before returning to the square.
WNL reported condemnation from journalist Frits Barend and VVD lawmaker Claire Martens, who criticized the public expressions of support for Hamas.
Groups named on the placards
Hamas and the PFLP are on the European Union’s list of terrorist organizations, and the Netherlands treats Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. Hamas-led terrorists killed about 1,200 people in Israel on October 7, 2023.
Police action
NL Times reported that police confiscated a separate banner comparing two Dutch politicians to Hitler, so the demonstration cannot be described as one without any police intervention.
