I remember last week when people were cheering on the violence in Amsterdam, choosing short-term cathartic violence over long-term thinking and considering the consequences this will have for Muslims in the Netherlands and Europe as a whole.
In the end, nothing has been achieved for Gaza or Palestinians, and now the right-wing government is planning to broaden the criteria for revoking citizenship to include anti-Semitism as a whole. This will permanently damage the ability to advocate for Gaza in the Netherlands, and it will likely be adopted by other European countries.
Violence is the worst way to advocate for a political issue, as it makes it easier for your opponents to convince others to see you as the enemy and ultimately hinders your efforts, as we are witnessing now.
In the end, nothing has been achieved for Gaza or Palestinians, and now the right-wing government is planning to broaden the criteria for revoking citizenship to include anti-Semitism as a whole. This will permanently damage the ability to advocate for Gaza in the Netherlands, and it will likely be adopted by other European countries.
Violence is the worst way to advocate for a political issue, as it makes it easier for your opponents to convince others to see you as the enemy and ultimately hinders your efforts, as we are witnessing now.