Strike Action by Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs Employees to Protest the Massacre of Gaza Residents

Around 150 employees of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs sat in front of this country's Foreign Ministry building on Thursday (21/12/2023), and demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

Dec 23, 2023 - 09:12
Strike Action by Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs Employees to Protest the Massacre of Gaza Residents
Strike Action by Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs Employees to Protest the Massacre of Gaza Residents

The recent increase in the Zionist regime's crimes against the people of Gaza, apart from making the face of this regime increasingly hated in the minds of the world community, has also launched a broad wave of support for the Palestinian people in the world. Children, victims of the brutal attacks of the Zionist regime According to the Arab News website, employees of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a sit-in while holding placards and banners reading "Government employees demand a ceasefire", announcing that they were protesting the Dutch government's stance of not supporting the establishment of a ceasefire in Gaza. Angelique Eijpe, spokesperson for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told journalists that she resigned from her job at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs last month in protest at the Dutch government's approach to the Gaza war. According to him,  our sit-in action was due to concern over the fact that the Dutch government had still not called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Muslims in the Netherlands condemn the act of desecrating the Koran The Netherlands, like Germany and Italy, was one of the few countries to vote against a resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza during the UN General Assembly last week despite many countries voting positive.(sl)