Thousands of people protest in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam on Sunday against what some labeled Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza, the media reports.
State broadcaster NOS says as many as 10,000 people took part in the demonstration, with marchers waving posters reading: “Free Palestine” and “No Dutch support for Palestinian genocide.”
The event is organized by a coalition of pro-Palestinian organizations in the Netherlands, according to a Facebook events page.
Members of the group wave the Palestinian flag and wear the keffiyeh, a Middle Eastern headdress that has become a symbol of Palestinian independence.
“Error 404, humanity not found,” says one placard held aloft by a protester, according to NOS footage.
The group lay out a collection of coffin-like boxes and an assortment of dolls, some of them burned, to represent the infant victims of the operation.
“For years, the Palestinians have suffered under the illegal blockade and occupation by Israel,” says the Facebook page.
“Since July 8, Gaza has additionally been suffering under a daily rain of bombs. The bloodshed must end!”
— AFP
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