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Thousands march in Amsterdam for tougher Dutch action over Gaza
Tens of thousands marched in Amsterdam on Sunday to urge the Dutch government to take stronger action over Gaza.
The demonstrators, many wearing red, joined the fourth Red Line protest and marched around Vondelpark, starting and ending at Museumplein.
Organizers want tougher measures against Israel, including stricter trade sanctions and a halt to arms sales.
They also called on the government to formally describe Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide, a charge Israel rejects.
The protest comes as the war has strained Dutch-Israeli relations and the Dutch government has banned imports from Israeli settlements.
Prime Minister Rob Jetten said his government is applying more political and diplomatic pressure on Israel, while also pressuring Hamas.
Protesters want the government to go further, but the organizers’ demands have not been announced as new government policy.
Tens of thousands of people marched in Amsterdam on Sunday, urging the Dutch government to take stronger action against Israel over Gaza.
The organizers called for stricter trade sanctions, an official declaration that Israel’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide, and a halt to arms sales.
The Dutch government has introduced an import ban on products from Israeli settlements, and Prime Minister Rob Jetten said it was increasing political and diplomatic pressure on Israel.
Jetten said the government was also putting pressure on Hamas and other groups.
The march began and ended at Museumplein, with a route around Vondelpark.
- Who
- Tens of thousands of demonstrators, including representatives of 13 organizations, marched. Prime Minister Rob Jetten was not present.
- What
- They called for stronger Dutch action against Israel over Gaza, including stricter trade sanctions and a halt to arms sales.
- When
- Sunday, November 8, 2026.
- Where
- Amsterdam, on a route beginning and ending at Museumplein and going around Vondelpark.
- Why
- The demonstrators wanted the Dutch government to increase pressure on Israel over violence against Palestinians.
Demonstrators
Dutch government
Government action
Demonstrators
Demonstrators say the Netherlands should take stronger measures against Israel, including stricter trade sanctions and halting arms sales.
Dutch government
Jetten said his government was increasing political and diplomatic pressure on Israel and had introduced an import ban on products from Israeli settlements.
Israel policy
Demonstrators
Organizers called for the government to officially declare that Israel’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide.
Dutch government
Jetten said the government has a duty to do everything it can to prevent further escalation and did not use the term genocide as prime minister.
Rob Jetten, then D66 leader, attended an earlier demonstration.
An earlier Red Line demonstration drew an estimated 250,000 people, according to NOS.
Jetten defended his government’s actions at his weekly press conference.
The Red Line march took place in Amsterdam.
- March attendance
- More than 200,000, according to the Dutch branch of Amnesty International; tens of thousands, according to AP
- Route
- Began and ended at Museumplein; went around Vondelpark
- Organizing groups
- 13 organizations, including Amnesty International, Oxfam Novib and Save the Children
- Government measure
- Import ban on products from Israeli settlements
- Previous march
- An estimated 250,000 participants in October 2025, according to NOS
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Tens of thousands of Dutch protesters take to Amsterdam streets to support Palestinians
Thousands march in Amsterdam urging Dutch government action on Gaza
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What people are saying
Every single day and every single week, we do what we can to alleviate the terrible situation there
As far as I’m concerned, they are doing nothing
They don’t dare take any serious steps
This is already the third time I’ve joined the march