Has Hamas Become a Trend? Pro-Palestinians Take Over the Netherlands
The streets of Amsterdam were filled this week with thousands of protesters who view Hamas as a legitimate "resistance movement." How is the Jewish community responding?
Assessment
Thousands of protesters in Amsterdam are openly treating Hamas as a legitimate resistance movement, turning the terrorist group into a campus and street trend. The question is what the Jewish community there can do when mainstream Dutch opinion appears to tolerate or even embrace this framing. Watch for whether local authorities draw a line between free speech and support for a designated terrorist organization, and how Jewish institutions respond to the normalization.