Published 21 days ago

Dutch scale down World War II remembrance to keep ceremony safe

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The city of Amsterdam on Tuesday said it would severely restrict attendance to the annual national World War II remembrance on May 4, in a bid to keep the ceremony safe and to curb potential disturbances amid tensions over the war in Gaza. The war between Israel and Hamas and heightened tensions throughout the Middle East have raised the risk of protests and of “spontaneous actions” disturbing the ceremony, Amsterdam ma…

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The Straits Times

Dutch scale down World War II remembrance to keep ceremony safe

AMSTERDAM - The city of Amsterdam on Tuesday said it would severely restrict attendance to the annual national World War II remembrance on May 4, in a bid to keep the ceremony safe and to curb potential disturbances amid tensions over the war in Gaza. Read more at straitstimes.com.

21 days ago·Singapore

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Haaretz

Amsterdam to scale down World War II remembrance ceremony due to Gaza war tensions

Heightened tensions due to the war between Israel and Hamas have raised the risk of protests and of 'spontaneous actions' disturbing the ceremony, the mayor of Amsterdam said

21 days ago·Tel Aviv- Yafo, Israel

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