adminThe Hague – Dutch police have arrested two people for allegedly chanting “Death to the Jews” at a pro-Palestinian demonstration, the public prosecutor’s office said yesterday.
“They are suspected of inciting violence against people of a specific belief or race”, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement after the men, both aged 32, were arrested early on Thursday.
The Hague mayor Jozias van Aartsen has been hit by a wave of criticism for failing to act against alleged anti-Semitism at two pro-Gaza demonstrations earlier this month amid Israel’s withering offensive on the enclave.
The arrests came in connection with the second demonstration on 21 July, during which some protesters carried black flags associated with Islamist militants, including the Islamic State that has proclaimed a “caliphate” encompassing parts of Syria and Iraq.
An Arabic-speaking policeman reportedly said at the time that “no lines were crossed”, while video footage emerged of people chanting “Death to the Jews” in Arabic.
“The prosecutor’s office and two interpreters watched images from the demonstration, the two interpreters independently translated words that would be punishable”, the prosecutor’s statement said. — News24
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