Thousands of supporters of Israel and the Jewish community gathered in Amsterdam to protest against antisemitism, in an event jointly organised by Christian Zionists and Jewish organisations.
The demonstration, titled “Together Against Jew-Hatred”, was originally planned for the city’s Dam Square but was relocated to the more remote Stopera complex, a move many saw as a response to public order concerns raised by the local government.
The protest came in the wake of the violence in which Israeli soccer fans who had come to the city for a match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax were attacked.
The gathering was marked by a show of unity, with several attendees blowing the shofar in a symbolic gesture of defiance against antisemitism.
Naomi Mestrum, director of the Centre for Information and Documentation Israel, thanked the Christian Zionist community for their unwavering support, urging others to join the fight against hatred: “Everyone should be standing by the Jewish people now,” she said. “We are done talking. The authorities need to show up.”
