(NL Times) The proposed route for a protest march for Palestine in Amsterdam on Sunday has sparked controversy on Tuesday. The march was initially planned to proceed from Dam Square to Jonas Daniël Meijerplein in the old Jewish neighborhood. One of the march’s organizers stated they had not fully considered the sensitivity of the location and are working on an alternative … route, AT5 reported on Tuesday.
The foundation “Plant een Olijfboom” (English: “Plant an Olive Tree”), one of the event’s organizers, posted on Tuesday a call on social media to join a protest march on Sunday afternoon in Amsterdam. “For decades the Netherlands is so quiet when it comes to enforcing international law for Palestine. We won’t be silent,” they stated.
The choice of the route, especially the final segment ending in the old Jewish neighborhood where the Portuguese Synagogue and the Jewish Museum are located, has drawn criticism.
