"Omitting the context of 75 years of dehumanization, displacement, house theft, destruction, robbery, ethnic cleansing and murder at the hands of #Israel, makes the Netherlands not only complicit in the dehumanization of the #Palestinians, but also in the legitimization of illegal colonial #settlements. And by allowing this for decades, the #Netherlands – in collaboration with European and American allies – has single-handedly placed Israel above the law. With dire consequences. Every person that falls victim, is a victim of #colonialism. And once more, the Netherlands is also to blame."
Sylvana Simons in the Dutch Parliament, in the debate prior to the European summit.