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Around six to seven thousand people participated in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Rotterdam on Sunday, the police told an ANP reporter at the scene. The demonstration started at 2 p.m. at the Binnenrotte and was directed "against the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians". Vanmiddag Rotterdam. #FreePalestine pic.twitter.com/jaZIIZCcEC
The action groups NL4Palestine and Bring Them Home Now are both organizing demonstrations in Amsterdam on Saturday afternoon. Both actions have been registered with and approved by the municipality. The NL4Palestine demonstration will start at 1 p.m. on Dam Square and is being organized to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, where Israel and Hamas are at war with each other. Some guests will address the crowd from a podium. Afterwards there will be a march to Westerpark. The organizers expect 10,000 to 20,000 participants.
Amsterdam-based choreographer Danielle Gallia-Kind and Tel Aviv artist Irit Sternberg have been acting to raise global awareness.
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THE HAGUE, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Tens of thousands of people took part in a march through Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands on Sunday, calling for action to tackle the challenges of climate change.