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Rein Bijlsma urged readers to remember the images. He wrote that people could now experience for themselves what it was like to witness the rise of Nazism and the growing hatred of Jews in the 1930s, and stated that this was now happening on the streets, in squares, at stations, and in the media. According to him, it seemed that no one in power was willing to do anything about it, and society had once again capitulated. #geschiedenis #antisemitisme #maatschappij (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)

Sander Sassen addressed Henri Bontenbal and wrote that he had been little visible for months, despite an earlier column by Sassen about his absence. According to Sassen, Bontenbal had published a long thread on October 7, in which he labeled Hamas a terrorist organization and reflected on the victims and the Jewish community. Sassen felt that Bontenbal had subsequently blurred the responsibility for the violence by talking about a chain of violence, the Israeli response, and civilian casualties. He also believed that Bontenbal had pointed to Benjamin Netanyahu's settlement policy as an obstacle to a two-state solution. Sassen argued that this approach equated Hamas's attack and kidnappings with Israel's response, thereby fueling antisemitism. Sassen also criticized Bontenbal's reference to an article in Trouw about Maoz Inon, who lost his parents to Hamas, and Aziz Abu Sarah, whose brother died in an Israeli prison. Sassen described their pursuit of reconciliation as hopeful but felt that Bontenbal presented this initiative as a serious way forward without giving sufficient attention to Hamas's persistence and objectives, according to him. He also stated that Hamas deliberately saddled Palestinian children with hatred for Jews. Sassen wrote that, in his opinion, Bontenbal offered false hope and insufficiently placed responsibility for Hamas's violence on the perpetrators. He claimed that Hamas and its supporters aimed for the destruction of Israel and stated that disarmament by Palestinians, in his view, would bring peace, while Israel's disarmament would lead to a new attack like the one on October 7. #Israël #Hamas #Antisemitisme (translated)

Caroline van der Plas wrote that history is repeating itself and that Jews are being excluded daily. According to her, people continue to deny that as anti-Semitism, while hatred of Jews indeed existed and old patterns are returning. https://t.co/ihXQT7EFXY #antisemitisme #Jodenhaat #geschiedenis (translated)

Bart Nijman wrote that Dutch media in 2015 portrayed participants in the Ukrainian referendum, including GeenPeil, as antidemocratic and pro-Putin. Nevertheless, he called the referendum a great success. In 2017, according to him, newspapers and parts of the NPO tried to boycott GeenStijl but were unsuccessful. He also accused the media of labeling critics of Greta Thunberg as climate deniers in 2019 and of presenting support for Black Lives Matter as a civic duty in 2020, while according to him, Zwarte Piet was pressured with unfounded accusations of racism. During the coronavirus pandemic, according to Nijman, the media shielded criticism of the measures and labeled those who deviated as irrational. He argued that this permanently damaged the credibility of the press and trust in its fairness and objectivity. From 2021, he stated that media opposed the farmers' movement with reporting on nitrogen that journalists did not understand sufficiently, and starting in 2022, labeled critics of Ukrainian accession to the EU or NATO's contribution to the escalation as pro-Putin. Nijman wrote that after October 7, 2023, many media condemned Israel and Jews in general and based reporting on genocide and starvation on lies. According to him, the media concealed the reasons for Hamas' attack and subordinated facts to information from NGOs, including Oxfam. He also claimed that journalists who disagreed were not offering enough public dissent, partly because they had to save for a mandatory heat pump in 2028. Furthermore, Nijman accused the media of shifting their own problems onto disinformation and Elon Musk and of leaving X for their own, small online environment. According to him, DPG, RTL, and the NPO imposed standards that many Dutch people did not conform to. He wrote that readers should hate the mainstream media even more and asserted that the free press had again chosen the wrong side on October 7. #Media #Nederland #VrijePers (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 Jetten's paragraph about the Israeli army amounted to an indirect declaration of war against Israel. He called it a deceitful license for hatred against Israelis, on the day when the largest genocidal attack on Jews since the Holocaust was commemorated. Monasch said that Jetten was not his prime minister. #Israël #genocide #politiek (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)

Sander Sassen reflected on the legacy of October 7. He wrote that three years earlier he had watched livestreams filled with rage and disgust in which, according to him, Palestinians were killing Jewish civilians while the Palestinian population celebrated the murders. Sassen stated that he commemorated the victims and argued that Israel was still being attacked from all sides and that Jews worldwide had to fear for their lives. According to him, October 7 had shown that civilization was an illusion for many and that antisemitism had returned in 2026. He said that his support for Israel and the Jewish people remained unwavering and called for speaking out against antisemitism, which, according to him, had also reached institutions, governments, politicians, and policymakers. Sassen referred to antisemitism as a "canary in the coal mine" and a measure of the tolerance and freedom of a society. In the Netherlands, he claimed that things had been declining over the past three years: propaganda was dominant, antisemitism had once again become socially acceptable, dialogue was often made impossible, and ideology drove many Dutch people. He wrote that the Netherlands had completely ignored the warning of the "deceased" canary. #antisemitisme #Israël #solidariteit (translated)

Caroline van der Plas wrote that she reflected on the hostages, victims, and relatives of what she described as murder, rape, and torture practices by Hamas on October 7, 2023. She called it the greatest persecution and murder of Jews since the Holocaust. https://t.co/KP3ByPrnHu #Hamas #Joden #herinnering (translated)

"a direct restriction of the freedom of religion of more than a million Dutch Muslims and Jews" Denk-Member Ergin calls the statements of the Secretary of State "a direct restriction of the freedom of religion of more than a million Dutch Muslims and Jews." #dierenwelzijn #ritueelslachten #vrijheidvanreligie (translated)

The Israeli National Security Council has warned of possible attacks on Israelis and Jews worldwide on October 7, on the occasion of the three-year anniversary of the Hamas attacks, in which terrorists led by Iran and allies consider this date an important milestone. #Israël #MiddenOosten #Hamas (translated)

Carel Brendel wrote that kibbutz Be’eri was founded in 1946, was located in the Negev desert, and was partly established by Jews from Iraq. He emphasized that the kibbutz was not located in the occupied West Bank and sharply criticized NRC Handelsblad because, according to him, the newspaper had published incorrect information. https://t.co/cYtkPzyeyd #Kibboets #Negev #Israël (translated)

Harm Beertema shared statements in which it was stated that there was a feeling in Israel of a fierce attack from the Dutch political system. The current treatment of Israel was compared to the expulsion of Jews during the Holocaust. Beertema wrote that the statements made him feel ashamed and said that he would never forgive Rob Jetten from D66, Ruben Brekelmans from the VVD, and Henri Bontenbal from the CDA. https://t.co/5YwlFaB3fP #Israëlië #politiek #holocaust (translated)