Protests at Dutch Holocaust museum as Israeli president visits

[Pelican Press 0]

Protests at Dutch Holocaust museum as ******** president visits

******** President Isaac Herzog’s attendance at the opening of a Holocaust museum in Amsterdam has sparked protests over *******’s military operations in Gaza.

Activists calling for a ceasefire gathered in a square near the National Holocaust Museum.

Signs were seen reading “Jews against genocide”, and “The grandchild of a holocaust survivor says: Stop Gaza Holocaust.”

A smaller contingent of protesters waved ******** flags.

The museum said it had invited Mr Herzog before the ****** ******* on 7 October, which led to *******’s ground offensive in Gaza.

In a statement, it said it recognised Mr Herzog’s attendance raised questions, but added that he represented the homeland of Dutch Holocaust survivors who had emigrated to *******.

Video by Jake Lapham and Ian Casey

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