Police used batons to violently intervene at a pro-Palestine protest in The Hague on Wednesday after Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (Cogat) was invited to speak about humanitarian aid in Gaza to the Dutch parliament. Additionally, during the event, Hillel Neuer faced attacks from UNRWA's apologists and Dutch MP Danielle Hirsch, who ignored his testimony and engaged in an ad hominem attack. Dutch lawmaker Ines Kostic also launched a defamatory attack on Neuer and UN Watch at minute 29, which was criticized by other members of parliament, including Geert Wilders.
Dutch lawmaker questions government’s role in Israeli harassment of the ICC. https://t.co/roIh117NnS
At minute 29 you see member of the Dutch parliament, @ineskostic simply launch into an attempted defamatory attack on @hillelneuer and @UNWatch that had no basis in fact. Just unbelievable. @geertwilderspvv you've got some serious house cleaning to do. https://t.co/WkE0JRMC11
Watch Dutch MP @Danielle_H_BE willfully ignore @HillelNeuer's testimony and simply engage in an adhominem attack against @UNWatch. Hillel Neuer to Danielle Hirsch. "I take note that the member has not challenged any one of the facts presented. so the only thing she can try to… https://t.co/WkE0JRMC11
Today in The Hague I was attacked right from the start by UNRWA's apologists. But things didn't go quite as they planned. @stephanvbaarle @sarahdobbe @danielle_h_be @ineskostic https://t.co/jZbGFtZlpp
Police used batons to violently intervene at a pro-Palestine protest in The Hague on Wednesday after Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (Cogat) was invited to speak about humanitarian aid in Gaza to the Dutch parliament. https://t.co/ND3TbxVmP9