But those signals were indeed serious, Mayor Sharon Dijksma said today. These came from Pro-Palestine organizations outside the city and were investigated by the police. “They wanted to hijack the demonstration and would not shy away from violence, which is important. We will never know whether it was in vain. That large national demonstration that was threatened did not take place. And that was not without reason “I have not experienced it before since I have worked here as mayor that the triangle has come to such advice.”
Much criticism after canceled demonstration, but Mayor Dijksma saw no other option
