The Netherlands Is Playing With Fire, and Israel Is the Warning
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather at Museumplein ahead of a 6 km march through the city as part of a protest demanding a tougher stance from the Dutch government against Israel’s war in Gaza, in Amsterdam, Netherlands,…
Assessment
Pro-Palestinian protesters marched through Amsterdam on Oct. 5, 2025, demanding the Dutch government take a harder line against Israel's war in Gaza. The reminder of Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023 atrocities, with roughly 1,200 murdered and 251 taken hostage, frames the protest as a political fire. The Dutch government's next move will show whether it yields to that pressure.