Tag Archives: Netherlands

Palestinians in Holland press for Netanyahu arrest warrant

Memorial Website | Never Cast Lead Again – War on Gaza [ 18/01/2012 – 04:50 PM ] AMSTERDAM, (PIC)– Palestinians in Holland have declared their intention to seek a court order for the arrest of Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu on his visit to the Netherlands scheduled to start on Thursday. The Palestinian home, a society […]

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Open brief aan minister Rosenthal – by @DriesvanAgt @TheRightsForum (Incl. English Translation)

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. Translation in English below the original article Opinie Dries van Agt, 9 januari 2012 Geachte bewindsman, Wij vernemen dat de heer Benjamin Netanyahu, premier van Israël, op 19 januari ons land gaat bezoeken. Het vooruitzicht van zijn komst brengt beroering teweeg in de gelederen van […]

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Action Alert ▶ Protest rallies waiting for Netanyahu in the Netherlands

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. [ 16/01/2012 – 04:22 PM ] AMSTERDAM, (PIC)– Palestinian activists in the Netherlands called for protest rallies against the visit of Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to Amsterdam. The Palestine home in Holland on Monday invited protestors to gather in front of the Dutch parliament next […]

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Haneyya receives former Netherlands PM Dries van Agt, calls for an end to the siege

[ 07/10/2011 – 09:24 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian Prime Minister in Gaza, Ismail Haneyya, received on Thursday former Netherlands Prime Minister, Andries van Agt, at the head of a delegation from the Netherlands that comprised former ministers and ambassadors. Haneyya informed the delegation of the current situation in the Gaza Strip under the […]

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Ex-Netherlands premier Dries van Agt : Healthcare is extremely terrible in Gaza

Thursday October 06, 2011 08:55 by Alaa Ashkar – IMEMC & Agencies Former Netherlands Prime Minister Dries van Agt, said that the health sector is extremely miserable in the Gaza Strip, stressing the need to end Gazans’ sufferance, the Palestinian Maan News Agency reported on Wednesday afternoon. “It is clear that the health sector is […]

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Netherlands will not support Palestine state bid in UN

Kuna Politics  9/19/2011 6:32:00 PM BRUSSELS, Sept 19 (KUNA) — The Dutch representative to the United Nations will not support a bid by Palestine to become a fully-fledged UN member this week, Radio Netherlands reported Monday. Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal tried unsuccessfully this weekend to reach Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to try once more […]

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Israeli Army Attacks Dutch Music Orchestra with Tear Gas – video

  PNN – Palestine News Network – 29.07.11 – 17:08 Nablus – PNN – The Dutch street orchestra ‘Fanfare van de Eerste Liefdesnacht’ (the First Night of Love Brass Band) from Amsterdam was attacked with tear gas today by the Israeli army during their performance in the Palestinian village Kufr Qadum near Nablus, northern West Bank. De […]

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#Flotilla2 | Open letter to Papandreou: let us sail!

  Sunday, 03 July 2011 13:18| Docjazzmusic.com DELEGATIONS ON THE DUTCH-ITALIAN BOAT TO GAZA Open letter to: 
Georgios A. Papandreou Prime Minister of Greece Corfu, 3rd of July Dear Mr. Papandreou, We, members of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla II, are outraged by your government’s decision to close the ports of Greece to our humanitarian initiative, […]

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Hasna vlot niet: dag Gaza-vloot, hallo politiek-correctheid (Dutch)

  June 29, 2011 |By Neal Lachman | Politeia Libertas Met vrienden als Hasna El Maroudi heeft de Palestijnse kwestie Israël niet nodig om haar kapot te krijgen. Vandaag publiceerde Hasna een stuk op Joop.nl waarin ze uitlegt waarom ze afscheid nam van de Gaza-vloot, ze zat daar voornamelijk als activist. Zo stelt ze: Hoewel ik […]

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Mini Gaza Freedom Flotilla to Set Sail on Sunday

  PNN – Palestine News Network – 24.06.11 – 11:17 Utrecht – PNN – A Number of Dutch human rights and solidarity groups are organizing a mini flotilla in the canals of Utrecht, in the center of the country, to show support for the humanitarian aid Freedom Flotilla to set sail to Gaza later this […]

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BDS Update: Fighting Apartheid on Land and Sea

by Eric Walberg |  June 24th, 2011 | Dissident Voice Earlier this month, 100 activists from nine countries gathered in Montpellier, France for the first European Forum Against Agrexco to strengthen the boycott campaign against Israel’s largest fresh produce exporter, which exports under the brand Carmel primarily to European markets. Up to 70 per cent […]

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PRESS RELEASE | Veolia-controlled company participating in a public tender in The Netherlands

JOINT PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: 22 June 2011 REF. NO.: 224/2011 As Palestinian organisations dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), we are concerned about the involvement of corporations in violations of international humanitarian law. Of recent concern are the activities of Veolia Environment, a […]

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Netherlands embraces Israel tighter, squeezing out human rights

Adri Nieuwhof |The Electronic Intifada |22 June 2011 Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Verhagen with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (Yossi Zamir /Newscom ) While Israel continues its ruthless occupation and oppression in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and Syria’s Golan Heights, the right-wing government of the Netherlands plans to deepen its economic collaboration with Israel […]

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Euro-wide BDS Forum on Agrexco

  by Stephanie Westbrook |  June 11th, 2011 | Dissident Voice This past weekend in the Montpellier, France, over 100 activists from 9 countries gathered for the first ever European Forum Against Agrexco. Delegates from Italy, UK, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Germany and Palestine joined the French organizers for two full days of workshops aimed […]

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Spanish, Irish and Dutch MEPs to join Freedom Flotilla 2’s European boats

Wednesday, 11 May 2011 | Gaza Solidarity Spanish and Irish MEPs Willy Meyer and Paul Murphy, respectively, will be sailing on the blockade-busting boats, while Dutch MEP Nicole Kill-Nielsen is to meet the flotilla when it reaches Gaza, by entering the Strip through Egypt. EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – At least two MEPs plan to put […]

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