Violent, masked activists attack peaceful people in Amsterdam commemorating the October 7 pogrom

A commemoration in Amsterdam of the October 7 massacre by Hamas brought the Jew-haters out of the woodwork — a coalition of culture-enriching Islamics and leftists/greens/commies, similar to what is happening on college campuses in the USA.

Many thanks to Gary Fouse for translating this article from the Nieuw Israëlietisch Weekblad:

House of Amsterdam Jew ripped to pieces “by pro-Palestinian activists”

October 10, 2024

The contents of Michael Asuss’ house in Amsterdam-Buitenveldert were completely destroyed by unknown burglars. He himself thinks that anti-Israel activists followed him home after the commemoration of the October 7 pogrom and then attacked his house. The police say they are conducting an investigation “with high priority”, De Telegraaf writes. Jewish symbols, in particular, suffered, and an antique Hebrew Bible was even torn up.

The mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, called the attack, “horrendous”. But it is yet another violent incident against Jews and pro-Israel demonstrators in the capital, and critics lay part of the blame on the refusal of Halsema to act against the exploding anti-Semitism in the capital. As an example, she permitted a “counter-demonstration” by violent, masked extremist leftists and Islamist anti-Israel activists to take place at the Damrak*, just a stone’s throw from the Dam Square, where a peaceful and dignified commemoration of the October 7 pogrom was being held.

Insert: Critics suggest that Halsema’s level of action depends on her own political preference.

The “counter-demonstrators” attempted to disrupt the commemoration and threw paint- and smoke bombs. The people commemorating October 7 were also physically attacked. Halsema says that she had no choice, and that the violent activists had to be allowed on the Damrak, but this call for freedom of protest seems in sharp contrast with how actions were previously taken against demonstrators during the Corona crisis or the protesters from Extinction Rebellion on King’s Day. The mayor has almost unlimited powers in the framework of public order and anyone could have foreseen that the commemoration would end in violence. Critics — including PVV leader Geert Wilders, as well as the JA21 faction in the Amsterdam City Council — are suggesting that Halsema’s level of action depends on her own political preference.