What Would Corrie ten Boom say?

Yesterday afternoon (US time) the Times of Israel ran a story headlined “Dozens detained in Amsterdam as pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters again defy ban on demonstrations.”  

According to TOI, it was the demonstrators who were accusing Israel of genocide.

On November 7, hundreds of Israelis huddled in their hotels after 10 Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans were injured. “Many said that Dutch security forces were nowhere to be found, as the Israeli tourists were ambushed by gangs of masked assailants who shouted pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel slogans while they hunted, beat and harassed them….Police said the attackers were mobilized by calls on social media to target Jewish people.”

TOI said that last Thursday’s violence was carried out by local Arab and Muslim gangs, and “Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof termed the attacks an incident of ‘unadulterated antisemitism’. Police said the attackers were mobilized by calls on social media to target Jewish people.”

Amsterdam is only 16 miles away from Haarlem, Netherlands, where Corrie ten Boom’s family had “The Hiding Place” during the Nazi holocaust.  In Corrie ten Boom’s day, the antisemites were the Dutch and German Nazis.  These days, they are pro-Palestinian Arab and Muslim gangs, and apparently not the native Dutch themselves.

Please ask God to guide and protect all Jews and all lovers of Israel—especially those located anywhere in Europe.

Margot Armer