10s of countless protesters marched through The Hague on Sunday requiring a harder position from the Dutch federal government versus Israel’s war in Gaza.
Organizer Oxfam Novib stated around 100,000 protesters had actually signed up with the march, the majority of worn red, revealing their desire for a “red line” versus Israel’s siege on Gaza, where it has actually cut off medical, food, and fuel materials.
The march likewise passed the seat of the International Court of Justice, which is hearing a case brought by South Africa implicating Israel of genocide, and in 2015 bought Israel to stop a military attack on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Israel dismisses allegations of genocide as unwarranted and has actually argued in court that its operations in Gaza are self-defense and targeted at Hamas militants who assaulted Israel on October 7.
Oxfam Novib stated the Dutch federal government had actually neglected what it stated were war criminal offenses dedicated by Israel in Gaza, and prompted protesters to require a harder line.
Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Caspar Veldkamp stated previously this month he desired the EU to reevaluate its cooperation arrangements with Israel.
However the Dutch federal government has actually up until now avoided harsher criticism, and the leader of the biggest celebration in the federal government union, anti-Muslim populist Geert Wilders, has actually consistently voiced steadfast assistance for Israel.
Geert Wilder draws a red line of his own
Wilders called Sunday’s protesters “puzzled” and implicated them in a post on X of supporting Hamas.
Vandaag ‘n demonstration in DHaag tegen Israël + voor Hamas. Duizenden verwarde mensen trekken een rode lijn.Ik trek ook een rode lijn. Tegen terreur en het uithongeren vd eigen bevolking door #Hamas en voor het maximaal vernietigen van hun moorddadige infrastructuur. En voor #Israël. pic.twitter.com/UhINheF7wh
— Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) May 18, 2025
Wilders chose to publically draw a red line of his own againt fear and versus Hamas.