This is a list of pro-Palestinian protests in the Netherlands including demonstrations, marches, sit-ins, direct actions, and campus encampments in support of Palestinian rights.
List
Estimated attendance is either mentioned explicitly in the references or a midpoint is used, i.e., 50 when dozens are mentioned, 500 when hundreds are mentioned, and so on.
Pre-2023
Date Municipality Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)2 May 1973?Protest rally "25 years of Israel, 25 years of oppression of Palestinians" outside the Krasnapolsky hotel.3 October 1974?Demonstration in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners in Israel outside the Krasnapolsky hotel.28 February 1979?Demonstration outside Stadhuis van Amsterdam in protest of the Mayor's prohibition of a fundraiser by the Medical Committee Palestine.29 November 1980500Demonstration in support of the Palestine Liberation Organization.12 June 1982?Demonstration and march in solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon.22 September 1982?Demonstration outside the Israeli embassy in solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon.25 September 1982?Demonstration outside the Israeli embassy in solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon.13 December 1988?Demonstration and march on the occasion of the 1st anniversary of the Intifada.21 March 199250Demonstration outside an event organized by the Christenen voor Israël against the construction of the Holland village on occupied territory near Jerusalem.24 February 1995700Demonstration and march through the city center.16 February 19961,000Demonstration and march through the city center. 13 April 2002 10,000 Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. 20 protesters were arrested. Some protesters and police officers were injured. 27 March 2004100Demonstration in the city center, included commemoration of Hamas leader Ahmed Yassin. 16 July 2006 ? Demonstration and march through the city center. 31 December 2008 500 March through the city center. 3 January 2009 5,000 Demonstration in the city center. One protester was arrested. 9 January 2009 500 Demonstration and march through the city center. 15 January 2009150Demonstration in the city center.10 January 20095Demonstration by Enschede artists. 17 January 2009 200 Demonstration in the city center. Protesters threw shoes at the effigies of Ehud Olmert, George W. Bush, Hosni Mubarak and Jan Peter Balkenende. 17 January 2009400Silent march through the city center.31 May 2010500Demonstration outside the Israeli embassy. Among the protesters was long-time pro-Palestine activist Gretta Duisenberg. Ended with police intervention. 17 November 2012 300 Demonstration in the city center. 17 April 2013?Demonstration at the TU Delft campus in protest of collaboration with security company G4S, which was involved with Israel's "illegal activities against Palestinians".24 July 2014?Demonstration in the Schilderswijk district. 27 July 2014 10,000 Demonstration and march through the city center. 20 July 20145,000Demonstration and march through the city center. 3 August 2014 500 Demonstration and march through the city center. 10 August 2014 1,000 Demonstration and march through the city center in protest of Israel's Operation Protective Edge. 17 August 2014 800 Demonstration and march through the city center. 23 August 2014 500 Demonstration in the city center. One protester was arrested. 31 August 2014250Demonstration and march through the city center.11 July 20151,000Demonstration and march through the city center. 8 December 2017 50 Demonstration at the Leidseplein square against the decision of US President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. 12 May 2018 50 March through the city center. 19 May 2018 500 March through the city center. 7 October 2018?Demonstration in the city center. 19 May 2019 ? March during the annual Women's March. 19 May 2020 200 Demonstration at the Museumplein. 24 May 202010Demonstration at the Dam Square. Ended with police intervention. Two protesters were arrested. 14 May 2021 500 Demonstration near the train station. Ended with police intervention due to a Public Demonstrations Act violation implemented at the time because of COVID-19. More than 100 protesters were arrested. 15 May 2021200Demonstration in the city center. 15 May 2021 500 Demonstrations at Plein, Malieveld, and Hofplaats. Ended with police intervention. Five protesters were arrested. 16 May 2021 200 Demonstration at the Grote Markt. 16 May 2021 500 Demonstration and march through the city center. Alt URL 16 May 2021 500 Demonstration near the train station. 16 May 2021 500 Demonstration in the city center. 19 May 2021 430 Petition from academics of the Utrecht University and the Utrecht Medical Center to call for a boycott of Israeli institutions. 21 May 2021 200 Demonstration in the city center. Ended with police intervention. Six protesters were arrested. 23 May 2021 ? Demonstration near the train station. 23 May 2021250Demonstration in the city center. 23 April 2022 ? March through the city center. 10 May 2022 ? Disruption of a concert by members of the Israeli army. 16 June 2022 ? Silent protest at the academic library courtyard of the Utrecht University. 13 August 2022 ? Demonstration near the train station. 14 December 2022 20 Teach-in at the Educatorium building of the Utrecht University in protest of the arrival of the an Israeli delegation from the Atudot Le'Israël program for education.
2023
Date Municipality Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)11 February 202350Demonstration and march through the city center. 15 May 2023 ? Demonstration at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. 8 October 2023 500 March through the city center. 8 October 2023 ? Demonstration in the city center. 9 October 2023?Car parade through the city center, with protesters honking and waving Palestinian flags. 14 October 2023 500 Demonstration and march through the city center. 15 October 2023 15,000 Demonstration and march through the city center. 16 October 2023?Projection of the Palestinian flag on the Dom Tower by activists from Extinction Rebellion. 18 October 2023 30 Demonstration at Erasmusplein of the Radboud University. 18 October 2023 500 Night protest in front of the Israeli embassy. 18 October 2023 7,000 Night march through the city centre. 20 October 2023 200 Demonstration in front of the Tilburg train station. 21 October 2023 300 Rally at the Grote Markt. 22 October 2023 200 March through the city center. 23 October 2023?Occupation of the entrance to the International Criminal Court. Ended with police intervention. 19 protesters were arrested.27 October 202330Demonstration at the University Library City Center. Protesters unfurled large flags and banners from the top floor with messages condemning the university's neutrality and demanding a boycott of Israeli institutions. 28 October 2023 200 Demonstration and march through the city center. 29 October 2023 100 March through the city center. 29 October 2023 500 Silent march at night through the city center. 29 October 2023 6,000 March through the city center. 4 November 2023 500 Demonstration and march through the city center. 5 November 2023 50 Demonstration and march through the city center. 5 November 2023 500 March through the city center. 7 November 2023 500 Sit-in at Amsterdam Central Station. 9 November 2023 100 Teach-in at the Wijnhaven building of the Leiden University. The university's security tried to block students from speaking, but eventually the demonstration was allowed to continue. 9 November 2023 500 Demonstration in the city center. 9 November 2023 500 Sit-in at Utrecht Central Station. 12 November 2023 ? Greta Thunberg gives a speech about Palestine in Amsterdam Museumplein during the climate march and gets interrupted by a climate protester. 14 November 2023200Demonstration at the Schipol Airport. 15 November 2023 ? Sit-in at Groningen Central Station. 15 November 2023 50 Sit-in in the lobby of the University Library at Utrecht Science Park. 16 November 2023?Sit in at the train station. 16 November 2023 100 Occupation of the Nijmegen train station. 16 November 2023500Sit-in at Amsterdam Central Station. 18 November 2023 500 Demonstration and march through the city center. 19 November 2023 7,000 March through the city center. Five people were arrested after confrontations with pro-Israel counter-protesters. 21 November 2023?Defacing of the windows of the university library of the Radboud University with red paint. 26 November 2023 1,000 Demonstration and march through the city center. 29 November 2023 50 Demonstration by students and staff at the Technical University of Delft. 29 November 202360Demonstration in front of UM administration building of the Maastricht University. 7 December 2023 50 Demonstration at Groningen Central Station. Ended by police intervention. Two protesters were arrested. 7 December 2023 500 Sit-in at night at Amsterdam Central Station. 10 December 2023 500 Demonstration and march through the city center. 11 December 2023?Disruption of a meeting by the Utrecht University Council in front of the Administration Building by a noise demonstration outside. 16 December 2023 700 Demonstration and march through the city center. Some protesters were thrown eggs at. 17 December 2023500Demonstration and march towards the ICC in protest of a court rejection to stop the government from sending F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel.21 December 2023150Demonstration by civil servants in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.22 December 2023?Demonstration in the city center.23 December 2023?Demonstration at the De Bijenkorf shopping mall.30 December 2023500Demonstration and march through the city center.
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