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Amsterdam Exhibit Honors Palestinian Children Amid Rising Antisemitism

4/14/2026

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An Amsterdam exhibition organized by the Plant an Olive Tree Foundation memorialized Palestinian children killed in Gaza by displaying shoes, echoing Holocaust imagery.
The display occurred just before Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day and referenced the Netherlands’ memorial tradition.
Thousands of shoes displayed that over 20,000 Palestinian children were reportedly killed in the conflict.
The event drew criticism for insensitivity as antisemitic incidents rise in the Netherlands since October 7, 2023.

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An Amsterdam exhibition organized by the Plant an Olive Tree Foundation memorialized Palestinian children killed in Gaza by displaying shoes, echoing Holocaust imagery.
The display occurred just before Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day and referenced the Netherlands’ memorial tradition.
Thousands of shoes displayed that over 20,000 Palestinian children were reportedly killed in the conflict.
The event drew criticism for insensitivity as antisemitic incidents rise in the Netherlands since October 7, 2023.