6 Responses to “In Amsterdam”

• #1

  NightCrow

  March 10, 2024 at 3:15 pm

  The Netherlands opened the National Holocaust Museum on Sunday with a ceremony presided over by the Dutch king as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose presence prompted protest because of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. …

  Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered amid tightened security at the Waterloo Square in central Amsterdam, near the museum and the synagogue, waving Palestinian flags, chanting “Never again is now,” and demanding an end of Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.

  The protest leaders emphasized they were against Herzog’s presence, not the museum and what it commemorates. – my emphasis

  Dutch Jewish anti-Zionist group Erev Rave organised the protest with the Dutch Palestinian Community and Socialists International …

  “For us Jews, these museums are part of our history, of our past,” said Joana Cavaco, an anti-war activist with the Erev Rav Jewish collective, addressing the crowd ahead of the ceremony.

  “How is it possible that such a sacred space is being used to normalise genocide today?”
• #2

  Ophelia Benson

  March 10, 2024 at 4:22 pm

  Night Crow you forgot to link to your source.
• #3

  NightCrow

  March 10, 2024 at 4:49 pm

  I’m a bit puzzled: the two links, one in each quoted passage, are underlined, and clicking on them takes me to the sources on the web. Is that not working for you?
• #4

  Ophelia Benson

  March 10, 2024 at 5:17 pm

  I see the links, but your whole post is in blockquotes, so that’s confusing. I don’t know which part is you and which is quoting. If you tell me which is which I can edit the post accordingly.
• #5

  Ophelia Benson

  March 10, 2024 at 5:25 pm

  If none of it is you, then just put the name of the source at the top and then the quoted passage in a new paragraph. That’s the standard way to quote a source – say what it is first, and then quote in a new paragraph. It’s never done by putting the link inside the quoted passage.
• #6

  Papito

  March 11, 2024 at 2:52 am

  In a way, it’s considerate of the protesters to demonstrate that there has never been a time when a holocaust museum was more needed.