From the Liveblog of
Saturday, November 9, 2024
Correction: Pro-Israel demonstration in Amsterdam’s Dam Square last month
Note: This item has been corrected and updated.
Footage disseminated by the Foreign Ministry earlier today showed pro-Israel protesters singing Naomi Shemer’s “Jerusalem of Gold” with Dutch lyrics while flying Israeli flags in Amsterdam’s Dam Square.
The ministry, as an earlier version of this item reported, tweeted that the footage showed a pro-Israel solidarity rally last night in the square, a day after hundreds of Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans were attacked by anti-Israel mobs. In fact, the footage was from an event held in the square on October 7, 2024, marking the anniversary of the Hamas invasion and massacre in southern Israel.
The ministry has now removed its tweet.
Amsterdam, one day after the pogrom.
A big thank you to everyone who came to show solidarity with Israel.#NeverAgainIsNow
— Israel ישראל (@Israel) November 9, 2024
