Palestinian student suspended in Netherlands after claiming to have participated in October 7
In the since-deleted video, which the student reportedly posted on Saturday, he watched footage of the attack and pointed at masked men on the screen, claiming it was him
Assessment
The suspension of a Palestinian student in the Netherlands for claiming participation in the October 7 attack forces universities to confront how they handle public alignments with Hamas violence. The deleted video, in which he pointed at masked men and identified himself, remains an admission with legal weight. Watch whether Dutch authorities move beyond administrative discipline toward criminal investigation, and whether other European institutions follow this precedent.