Overview

• Amsterdam expects a turnout of about 200,000 for Sunday’s Rode Lijn march, with Mayor Femke Halsema and police saying they have prepared thoroughly and anticipate a calm event with contingency routes.
• Several Jewish organisations and Jewish Dutch participants plan to join the march to oppose Israeli government policy and to signal that Israel does not speak for all Jews.
• Schiedam imposed an emergency ordinance for Saturday’s pro‑ and anti‑AZC demonstrations, including bans on face coverings and hazardous items, and police reported a largely calm day with three arrests for insult.
• In Houten, a pro‑AZC rally encountered loud counter‑protests with air horns and minor incidents such as egg throwing, leading to tense exchanges but no major violence.
• After a turbulent evening in Amersfoort where far‑right and antifascist groups mixed with locals, a political geographer warned municipalities to prepare for rougher protests, even as Zwolle projects a calm rally linked to a council meeting on asylum shelter.