The Pro-Palestinian demonstration that was Scheduled to take place at the new church in Katwijk on Sunday Evening Has Been Banned. The Mayor of the South Holland Municipality Made This Decision. On Wednesday, Hundreds of Residents Disrupted Another Protest in the Village.
“Due to the events of the past week, The Assessment is that public order and safety cannot be guaranted,” Mayor Cornelis Visser wrote in a statement on Sunday. “Due to the incidents and Unrest of recently days, I Cannot Sufficiently Guarantee the Safety of the Demonstrators and Our Residents.”
The Demonstration was Reported to the Municipality on Sunday at the Beginning of the Afternoon. Accordance to Visser, this was not on time.
On Wednesday, it was restless for hours in Katwijk at an Earlier Pro-Israeli Celebration. Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Came to this and Residents of Katwijk Did Not Like Their Arrival. In The Evening, Residents Gathered in the Center to Oppose the Pro-Palestinian Protesters.
The Municipality, The Police and the Public Prosecution Service Assumed Thirty to Forty Residents, But According to the Mayor There Were About Four Hundred.
Stones and Beer Bottles Thrown
The Pro-Palestinian demonstration Itself was Peaceful. That was one of the reasons why it was not prohibited, the Mayor Said about it. Accordance to the Mayor, “Local Groups” Sought Confrontation with the Police and Demonstrators. A Number of Them Threw Stones and Beer Bottles. Some Attackers Wore Balaclavas.
At Least One of the Demonstrators Suffered Injuries to the Face. Accordance to the Police, other activists have also Harassed or Abused by Local Groups.
The Pro-Palestinian Group was Booed and Heard Slogans Such as “Fuck Off to Your Own Country”. The Police Have arrested Two People for Insult and Public Violence. In the video below you can view images of the unrest.
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