norman lebrecht
December 14, 2025
On the day of the Sydney slaughter, the Dutch pro-Pals are still running riot.
Here’s what we have from our observer on the spot:
On Friday night, projections were made onto the Concertgebouw building by the Palestinian movement Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS).
At the end of yesterday’s afternoon radio concert, protestors apparently released a substance in the entrance hall. The building was then
evacuated after people became sick. This was later found to be butyric acid. The evening concert went ahead as planned.
For today, the protests that were originally planned were originally blocked by a judge and then later allowed on a limited basis: ‘A maximum of twenty protesters will be allowed to protest “quietly and staticly” at the side entrance of the Concertgebouw on Sunday from 12.45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.’ (typical Dutch silly compromise…)
In the end, some protestors tried to block the entrances of the hall and were arrested.
There are more protests planned for later tonight when Shai Abramson arrives. It looks as if the police are trying to keep the protestors on the square opposite the hall and away from the hall itself.