More Than 200,000 Join Amsterdam Gaza Protest, Organizers Say

More than 200,000 people joined a Red Line protest in Amsterdam on Sunday, according to organizers, calling on the Dutch government to take stronger action over Gaza and Israel. The Dutch branch of Amnesty International was among the organizers. The estimate has not been independently confirmed in the reports, which also describe the gathering as tens of thousands of people.

Many demonstrators wore red and marched through streets closed to traffic, carrying Palestinian flags and placards. Organizers called for tougher trade sanctions against Israel, an end to arms sales and official Dutch recognition that Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute genocide. Israel rejects the genocide accusation.

The march was part of the Netherlands’ Red Line protest movement. Demonstrators also chanted in support of Palestinian freedom and called on the government to act. One marcher, Mike van Dongen, criticized the government’s response, saying it was not taking serious steps.

Prime Minister Rob Jetten did not attend Sunday’s march. At a press conference on Friday, he said the government was increasing diplomatic and political pressure on Israel to honor agreements concerning Gaza, while also...