A pro-Israel demonstration, planned
for today in Amsterdam on the city’s main Dam Square, has been cancelled by its
organizers. In conversations with the
Amsterdam municipality and police, the organizers were told that the security
of the participants could not be assured.
The organizers aim in holding such a demonstration was to encourage full
and honest reporting in the media with respect to Israel. On their Facebook page, the organizers said
that the demonstration would be held at a later date.This project sets out to demonstrate that media coverage can degrade a country's image by using selective news without context. It uses the Netherlands as an example. It is a reaction to the frequent misrepresentations of Israel in many ways in major media, including those of the Netherlands.
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Amsterdam: Pro-Israel Demonstration Cancelled as Police Cannot Provide Security
A pro-Israel demonstration, planned
for today in Amsterdam on the city’s main Dam Square, has been cancelled by its
organizers. In conversations with the
Amsterdam municipality and police, the organizers were told that the security
of the participants could not be assured.
The organizers aim in holding such a demonstration was to encourage full
and honest reporting in the media with respect to Israel. On their Facebook page, the organizers said
that the demonstration would be held at a later date.
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