Amsterdam\u2019s National Monument, a cenotaph commemorating those who died in World War II, was painted red on Monday, May 4, by activists protesting what they described as the \u201congoing genocide\u201d in Gaza.<\/p>\n
Video by Annet de Graaf of Whispering Media shows crews working to remove the paint, which read \u201cgenocide,\u201d and \u201cnever again is now.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a statement obtained by Whispering Media<\/a>, the unnamed activists said the goal of the act was to \u201cconfront the 4th of May Remembrance Day hypocrisy, where the Second World War is remembered but the silence about the ongoing genocide on the Palestinians is deafening. Later today the king and prime minister will lay down flowers at the monument, whilst the blood of the Palestinians, Lebanese and Iranians are on their hands.\u201d<\/p>\n Netherlands Prime Minister Rob Jetten called the act<\/a> \u201cidiotic\u201d and \u201cutterly unacceptable \u2026 Especially today, on May 4th.\u201d<\/p>\n May 4 marks National Remembrance Day in the Netherlands. A ceremony memorializing victims of WWII and subsequent wars, attended by the king and queen, took place<\/a> at the monument later that day. The monument was cleaned in time for the event.<\/p>\n