President Isaac Herzog is to attend the opening of the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam on Sunday amid a planned protest against Israel's killing of tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza.
The museum told media that it had invited Herzog before the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and Israel's subsequent offensive in Gaza which has turned many neighborhoods into ruins.
It said in a statement it recognized that Herzog's attendance raised questions but added that he represented the homeland of Dutch Holocaust survivors who emigrated to Israel.
"We express our deep concern regarding the upcoming opening of the Dutch National Holocaust Museum, where Israeli President Herzog is scheduled to attend," the Dutch Jewish anti-zionist organization Erev Rav said.
It is organizing a protest with the Dutch Palestinian Community and Socialist International.
It added that while it honors the memory of Holocaust victims, it could not stand by while the war in Gaza continued.
(Reuters)