2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses in the Netherlands

2024 Pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses in the Netherlands
2024 Pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses in the Netherlands
Part of 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses and Israel–Hamas war protests
	Protesters reinforcing a barricade at University of Amsterdam, May 7
Date	May 6, 2024 – present; (2 months and 18 days)
Location	Universities throughout the Netherlands
Caused by	Israeli invasion of Gaza and Dutch university ties with Israeli organisations
Goals	A clear stance from universities against the "genocidal nature" of the Israeli attacks on Gaza; Divestment from Israel; Academic boycott of Israel; Transparency about collaborations with Israeli organisations;
Methods	Protests; political demonstrations; student activism; walkouts; occupations; sit-ins; hunger strikes; teach-ins;
Resulted in	Various universities release statements and lists regarding colloborations with Israeli organisations; A few institutions freeze or terminate ties and programmes with Israeli organisations; Universiteiten van Nederland implements a new demonstration protocol;
Casualties
Injuries	14+
Arrested	352+
Damage	at least €1.5 million
Detained	3
Charged	11

On May 6, 2024, pro-Palestinian protests broke out at the University of Amsterdam which quickly spread to other universities in the Randstad and the rest of the Netherlands. Although protests had been taking place as early as October 2023, which marks the start of the Israel–Hamas war, the protests intensified in May in the light of the Rafah offensive on May 6 and recent similar protests in the United States and elsewhere.

^ Hesselink, Isabella (March 8, 2024). "'Door de banden met universiteiten in Israël is de UU niet neutraal'" ['Due to its ties with universities in Israel, the UU is not neutral']. DUB (in Dutch). Retrieved May 19, 2024.
^ "Veel vragen van alle partijen aan Halsema om UvA-demonstraties" [Many questions for Halsema from all parties regarding the UvA demonstrations]. Hart van Nederland (in Dutch). May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ "Pro-Palestijnse demonstratie beëindigt op Roeterseilandcampus" [Pro-Palestinian demonstration ends on Roeterseiland campus]. 112 Nederland (in Dutch). May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024. In ieder geval één vrouw is bij de ontruiming gewond geraakt aan haar hoofd. [At least one woman suffered head injuries during the evacuation.]
^ "Eén agent gewond bij ontruiming protestkamp UvA, 125 pro-Palestijnse demonstranten opgepakt" [One officer injured during evacuation of UvA protest camp, 125 pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "ME stopt protest Amsterdam: 36 arrestaties en 5 gewonde agenten, Rutte reageert" [ME stops Amsterdam protest: 36 arrests and 5 injured officers, Rutte responds]. De Gelderlander (in Dutch). May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ "36 aanhoudingen bij protesten Amsterdam, 5 agenten gewond" [36 arrests during Amsterdam protests, 5 officers injured]. Nieuws.nl (in Dutch). May 9, 2024. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^ Keukenkamp, Stefan (May 20, 2024). "Vijf hongerstakers bij Universiteit Maastricht, bestuur neemt banden met Israël onder de loep" [Five hunger strikers at Maastricht University, board examines ties with Israel]. Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved May 20, 2024.
^ Stefanovski, Nina (May 22, 2024). "Overgebleven hongerstakers gaan weer eten vanwege 'kille reactie' van Universiteit Maastricht" [Remaining hunger strikers start eating again due to 'cold response' from Maastricht University]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved May 24, 2024.
^ Driessen, Camil (May 8, 2024). "Universiteiten geven meer openheid over banden met Israël, maar boycot gaat ze te ver" [Universities are more open about ties with Israel, but a boycott goes too far]. NRC (in Dutch). Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
^ "Protesten in Amsterdam: Demonstratie bij Stopera ten einde, acht eerder opgepakte betogers langer vast" [Protests in Amsterdam: Demonstration at Stopera ended, eight previously arrested demonstrators held longer]. Het Parool (in Dutch). May 10, 2024. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
^ "Tot nu toe één arrestatie vanwege demonstratie UvA-campus" [One arrest so far due to demonstration on UvA campus]. Het Parool (in Dutch). May 14, 2024. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
^ "Een demonstrant aangehouden" [One protester arrested]. Het Parool (in Dutch). May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
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^ "Brandalarm gaat af in bezet Radboud-gebouw, actievoerders weigeren te vertrekken" [Fire alarm goes off in occupied Radboud building, activists refuse to leave]. De Gelderlander (in Dutch). May 27, 2024. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
^ "Aanhoudingen bij beëindiging protest TU Delft" [Arrests during the ending of TU Delft protest]. Omroep West (in Dutch). June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
^ Daams, Jasper (June 4, 2024). "Demonstranten bij Universiteiten van Nederland aangehouden" [Protesters arrested at Universiteiten van Nederland]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved June 7, 2024.
^ "University of Amsterdam says pro-Palestinian protests caused €1.5 million in damage". NL Times. May 12, 2024. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
^ "Universiteit Utrecht: schade bij bezettingen beperkt gebleven" [Utrecht University: damage during occupations remained limited]. RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Rechter veroordeelt UvA-demonstrant tot twee maanden cel" [Judge sentences UvA demonstrator to two months in prison]. Nieuws.nl (in Dutch). May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
^ "UvA-demonstranten voor de rechter, Spaanse student krijgt maand cel" [UvA demonstrators in court, Spanish student gets a month in jail]. NOS (in Dutch). May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
^ Van Wijk, Wouter (May 23, 2024). "Nu de demonstrant zich niet bekend wil maken, gaat hij de cel in" [Now that the demonstrator does not want to identify himself, he is going to jail]. Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved May 24, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ingen-Housz, Joost; Stift, Ruben (May 29, 2024). "Gevangenisstraf voor tv-mepper bij UvA-protest" [Prison sentence for TV puncher at UvA protest]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved May 31, 2024.

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[1] Hesselink, Isabella (March 8, 2024). "'Door de banden met universiteiten in Israël is de UU niet neutraal'" ['Due to its ties with universities in Israel, the UU is not neutral']. DUB (in Dutch). Retrieved May 19, 2024.

[2] "Veel vragen van alle partijen aan Halsema om UvA-demonstraties" [Many questions for Halsema from all parties regarding the UvA demonstrations]. Hart van Nederland (in Dutch). May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[3] "Pro-Palestijnse demonstratie beëindigt op Roeterseilandcampus" [Pro-Palestinian demonstration ends on Roeterseiland campus]. 112 Nederland (in Dutch). May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024. In ieder geval één vrouw is bij de ontruiming gewond geraakt aan haar hoofd. [At least one woman suffered head injuries during the evacuation.]

[4] "Eén agent gewond bij ontruiming protestkamp UvA, 125 pro-Palestijnse demonstranten opgepakt" [One officer injured during evacuation of UvA protest camp, 125 pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[De-Gelderlander-2024-5] "ME stopt protest Amsterdam: 36 arrestaties en 5 gewonde agenten, Rutte reageert" [ME stops Amsterdam protest: 36 arrests and 5 injured officers, Rutte responds]. De Gelderlander (in Dutch). May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[nieuws_2024-05-09-6] "36 aanhoudingen bij protesten Amsterdam, 5 agenten gewond" [36 arrests during Amsterdam protests, 5 officers injured]. Nieuws.nl (in Dutch). May 9, 2024. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[MHS-7] Keukenkamp, Stefan (May 20, 2024). "Vijf hongerstakers bij Universiteit Maastricht, bestuur neemt banden met Israël onder de loep" [Five hunger strikers at Maastricht University, board examines ties with Israel]. Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved May 20, 2024.

[Stefanovski-2024-8] Stefanovski, Nina (May 22, 2024). "Overgebleven hongerstakers gaan weer eten vanwege 'kille reactie' van Universiteit Maastricht" [Remaining hunger strikers start eating again due to 'cold response' from Maastricht University]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved May 24, 2024.

[Driessen-20242-10] Driessen, Camil (May 8, 2024). "Universiteiten geven meer openheid over banden met Israël, maar boycot gaat ze te ver" [Universities are more open about ties with Israel, but a boycott goes too far]. NRC (in Dutch). Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[Het-Parool-20243-11] "Protesten in Amsterdam: Demonstratie bij Stopera ten einde, acht eerder opgepakte betogers langer vast" [Protests in Amsterdam: Demonstration at Stopera ended, eight previously arrested demonstrators held longer]. Het Parool (in Dutch). May 10, 2024. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

[parool_b86f603c-12] "Tot nu toe één arrestatie vanwege demonstratie UvA-campus" [One arrest so far due to demonstration on UvA campus]. Het Parool (in Dutch). May 14, 2024. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.

[13] "Een demonstrant aangehouden" [One protester arrested]. Het Parool (in Dutch). May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[1Utrecht-14] Cite error: The named reference 1Utrecht was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[UtrechtThree-15] Cite error: The named reference UtrechtThree was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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[17] "Brandalarm gaat af in bezet Radboud-gebouw, actievoerders weigeren te vertrekken" [Fire alarm goes off in occupied Radboud building, activists refuse to leave]. De Gelderlander (in Dutch). May 27, 2024. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.

[DELFT-18] "Aanhoudingen bij beëindiging protest TU Delft" [Arrests during the ending of TU Delft protest]. Omroep West (in Dutch). June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.

[UvNTH-19] Daams, Jasper (June 4, 2024). "Demonstranten bij Universiteiten van Nederland aangehouden" [Protesters arrested at Universiteiten van Nederland]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved June 7, 2024.

[NL-Times-20242-21] "University of Amsterdam says pro-Palestinian protests caused €1.5 million in damage". NL Times. May 12, 2024. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

[22] "Universiteit Utrecht: schade bij bezettingen beperkt gebleven" [Utrecht University: damage during occupations remained limited]. RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[charged1-24] "Rechter veroordeelt UvA-demonstrant tot twee maanden cel" [Judge sentences UvA demonstrator to two months in prison]. Nieuws.nl (in Dutch). May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.

[charged_2-25] "UvA-demonstranten voor de rechter, Spaanse student krijgt maand cel" [UvA demonstrators in court, Spanish student gets a month in jail]. NOS (in Dutch). May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.

[26] Van Wijk, Wouter (May 23, 2024). "Nu de demonstrant zich niet bekend wil maken, gaat hij de cel in" [Now that the demonstrator does not want to identify himself, he is going to jail]. Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved May 24, 2024.

[PalProt-27] Ingen-Housz, Joost; Stift, Ruben (May 29, 2024). "Gevangenisstraf voor tv-mepper bij UvA-protest" [Prison sentence for TV puncher at UvA protest]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved May 31, 2024.

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