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Denkjewe wrote that the Battle of Cape Esperance from 1942 was commemorated. According to him, the American Navy won the battle between an American fleet under Rear Admiral Norman Scott and a Japanese convoy under Admiral Aritomo Gotō. He wrote that the Japanese lost a cruiser and a destroyer, and that Gotō lost his life. https://t.co/q74vY1zNRZ #geschiedenis #oorlog #herdenking (translated)

Denkewel wrote that the Sea Battle at Camperduin was commemorated in 1797, a battle between the Batavian Republic and Great Britain. According to the author, the British, under Admiral Duncan, attacked the Dutch led by Vice Admiral De Winter with an assault from three columns and achieved a convincing victory. https://t.co/prWiacW2JA #Geschiedenis #BataafseRepubliek #ZeeseSlag (translated)

DenkJewel wrote that today the Battle of Karbala from 680 was commemorated. According to him, the Umayyads under Caliph Yazid I faced the Hashemite under Muhammad's grandson Hussein ibn Ali. Yazid won the battle and Hussein was beheaded, he wrote. DenkJewel also referred to the battle as the definitive separation between Sunni and Shia. https://t.co/hVAKjIcZaV #Karbala #Geschiedenis #Soennisme (translated)

Thousands of Spaniards took to the streets in Madrid to commemorate the late Maricarmen Abascal, who became a symbol of the fight against high rents and evictions, while they protested indignantly against the real estate companies held responsible for her suffering. #MaricarmenAbascal #huisvesting #makelaars (translated)

Denkewel commemorated the Fall of Antwerp in 1914. He wrote that the Schlieffen Plan became bogged down, after which the British expeditionary force and Antwerp came into view. Heavy artillery, including the Dicke Bertha, forced the Belgians into a strategic retreat, according to him. https://t.co/Js8wFhTTfH #ValVanAntwerpen #geschiedenis #België (translated)

Ronny Naftaniel wrote that the umbrella organization of Jewish organizations CJO was rightly furious about the events of October 7. He referred to a statement in which CJO stated that Jews in the Netherlands should not have to hide behind fences to mourn their dead while support for those who had killed them was openly expressed on the street. The organization said it had had enough of intimidation, turning a blind eye, and statements of outrage that did not lead to action, and demanded measures. https://t.co/1LdM7cG45x #JoodseGemeenschap #Solidariteit #Intimidatie (translated)

Denkjewel wrote that on that day the Alkmaar Liberation of 1573 was commemorated, during the Eighty Years' War. According to Denkjewel, the Spanish troops led by Alva's son Don Frederik had already been repelled three weeks earlier and had to finally retreat, soaked, after breaching the dikes. https://t.co/rc6W7ztT34 #AlkmaarsOntzet #TachtigjarigeOorlog #geschiedenis (translated)

Keren Hirsch wrote to Shermin Amiri that she was Jewish and lived in the country and city she was writing about. She said that she only felt fear, anger, pain, and sadness. While the event was taking place, she commemorated the victims at a heavily guarded, secret location. According to Hirsch, others could do that publicly, while she had to remember them in secret. #Joods #Herdenken #Angst (translated)

Classical Liberal wrote that a prime minister could not commemorate the murder of 1200 people according to the organization without also calling attention to the perpetrators. The organization stated that this was indeed possible. https://t.co/M1iPxph9Fd #herdenking #moord #politiek (translated)

Denkjewel wrote that the attacks of September 11 were commemorated in the United States, where, according to the author, thousands of innocents perished. Denkjewel also reflected on the difficult childhood of Osama bin Laden, who, according to the post, grew up as the seventeenth child in a cold billionaire family. The post ended with the mention of D66. #11September #Herdenken #Vrede (translated)

Johan Op de Beeck wrote that citizens of Israel commemorated the atrocities on October 7, 2023. According to him, this was prominently featured on all news sites, except for VRT News, where the topic was located somewhere at the bottom that morning at 9:32 AM. He asked why. #Israël #herdenken #nieuws (translated)

Mirjam Bikker wrote that nearly 1,200 Israelis had lost their lives three years earlier in what she called the unprecedented atrocities of Hamas. She said that hostages had gone missing and were in prolonged uncertainty, describing the events as the greatest trauma for many Jews since the Holocaust. Bikker remembered them and concluded with the words "Am Yisrael Chai." https://t.co/XFWcQh2Tpb #Herdenking #Israël #Hamas (translated)

Jacques Monasch wrote that the Jetten cabinet, according to him, did not convey a clear message even during the commemoration on October 7, 2023. He accused the Prime Minister of politicizing the commemoration and thereby disrespecting the victims, while the Ministers of Defence and Foreign Affairs, according to him, commemorated with dignity. Monasch felt that the issue was ripe for a debate in the House of Representatives. https://t.co/SsJQmoKehG #herdenken #politiek #TKdebatt (translated)

Ruben Brekelmans wrote that he remembered the victims of the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel, three years earlier. According to him, families and relatives of the innocent people who had been raped and murdered felt that sorrow every day. He stated that he condemned the actions unreservedly and would continue to fight evil. He also noted that Jews in the Netherlands and worldwide were being intimidated and threatened. He said he was committed to combating anti-Semitism and ensuring the safety of the Jewish community. #antismeitisme #herdenken #veiligheid (translated)

The SGP wrote that three years after the attack on October 7, 2023, it commemorated the more than 1,200 people who it said were murdered by Hamas, as well as the 251 hostages. The party stated that the grief remained palpable every day and that the attack had left deep scars and should never be forgotten. https://t.co/uB9BUtz1ba #herdenken #terrorisme #vrede (translated)

Colinda Weterings-Dijkstal expressed her aversion to a commemorative message for innocent victims of a terrorist organization. According to her, it pointed an accusing finger at the Israeli army. She called on the prime minister to take off his D66 hat and be a prime minister for everyone. #herdenking #terrorisme #politiek (translated)