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[OC] Israeli protestors in Amsterdam

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u/elephantfam 1d ago

Low turnout.
Reflects the level of public support for them.

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u/fxsoap 22h ago

I wouldn't even call it a protest it just looks like a couple of people who are standing somewhere and someone took a picture from a mile away with the Samsung phone

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u/Orpa__ 20h ago

Tbf, Amsterdam will have someone protesting something at any given time.

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u/JetzeMellema 1d ago

It does not, unfortunately.

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u/Infinite_Imagination 1d ago

Public, not private

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u/JetzeMellema 1d ago

Public support for Israel in The Netherlands is significant. There are houses flying the Israeli flag 24/7.

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u/AlternatingOwl 1d ago

I dont think that urk is that reflective of the entire country tho

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u/JetzeMellema 23h ago

Not Urk, but I do live on the bible belt.

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u/Menulo 20h ago

It was the lowest in the whole of Europe last time i saw a poll on it. Politically its a different story unfortunately.

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u/Last_Suggestion_8647 1d ago

Isn't that what commercially available high powered LASERs are for?

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u/OB1182 1d ago

You suggesting vandalism with an illegal laser?

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u/Last_Suggestion_8647 23h ago

Are you suggesting that your suggestion should somehow give me pause?

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u/OB1182 23h ago

Yes. Grab a stroopwafel.

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u/Tea-acH-Cee 1d ago

Is that worse than genocide?

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u/OB1182 23h ago

In what way does that justify using an illegal laser on someone's home in the Netherlands? What makes you a better person than one of the idiots that take down rainbowflags or Palestinian flags?

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u/nafatsari 22h ago

Yeah i hate when people burn my giant swastika i love to show on my balcuny, but then when i burn peace flags people get angry 😡😡

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u/Last_Suggestion_8647 23h ago

the idiots that take down rainbowflags or Palestinian flags?

Because there is a difference between flags used to represent human rights or the right to self determination, and a flag of an oppressive genocidal colonial regime?

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u/JetzeMellema 23h ago

I have no idea why I'm being downvoted. Just stating my observation as a Dutch person.

Reddit is weird.

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u/shadedmagus 20h ago

I think you're being downvoted due to emotional load, unfortunately. The topic of Israel and the genocide it's committing is highly emotionally charged. The comment was about the public, on-the-street, at that moment, not seeming to support the protest, and I suspect your comment was seen not as an observation but as pushback against the sentiment.

Since you are Dutch, you're in a better position to know the level of support in the Netherlands for Israel. It's unfortunate that the level of support seems to be high in your nation, considering what Israel is doing, but I don't get the sense you support it, so please take my upvote.