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Jolande wrote that the mayor of Utrecht was looking for a solution for commemorations at the Dom square. According to her, the resistance monument should be left alone and was only meant for the commemoration on May 4th. https://t.co/TprcMCSFHb #rtvutrecht #Utrecht #herdenking #verzetsmonument (translated)

The author wrote that an official memorial service took place in Brussels that day for the shot police officer Nordine El Talbi. They also expressed support for his family, girlfriend, and friends. According to the author, El Talbi had become a victim of a failing, lax, and soft security policy. https://t.co/pMkfjTapo4 #herdenking #veiligheid #politie #BE (translated)

Denkewel wrote that he commemorated the Battle of Raft Swamp in 1781, which he believed took place during the American Revolutionary War between Whig patriots under General Griffith Rutherford and Tory loyalists under Colonel Hector McNeill, nicknamed "One-Eyed Hector." He wrote that the Tories fled. https://t.co/yiBNi1Gga1 #AmerikaanseOnafhankelijkheidsoorlog #Geschiedenis #Herdenking (translated)

Roy Grinwis wrote that Sergeant Willem "Wim" Dijkstra died by suicide on October 11, 2006, at the age of 36 at Camp Holland, near Tarin Kowt in the Afghan province of Uruzgan. According to Grinwis, Dijkstra, who used his service weapon, was found by colleagues. Grinwis stated that Dijkstra served in the Royal Netherlands Army and was part of the Dutch contribution to the NATO mission ISAF during his deployment. He expressed his condolences to Dijkstra’s family, friends, and comrades and said that no assumptions should be made about the personal circumstances surrounding his death. Grinwis also called for attention to be given to soldiers who lost their lives during missions outside of combat. #LestWeForget #Veteranen #Herdenking (translated)

Bart Nijman wrote that he wanted to establish a committee to prepare a celebration for the day when, according to him, the political chains would break and the Netherlands would be freed from Rob Jetten's "puppet prime ministership." On that date, he also wanted to commemorate the "past of mockery" annually from then on. #Bevrijding #Herdenking #Politiek (translated)

Denkjewe wrote that the Battle of Cape Esperance from 1942 was commemorated. According to him, the American Navy won the battle between an American fleet under Rear Admiral Norman Scott and a Japanese convoy under Admiral Aritomo Gotō. He wrote that the Japanese lost a cruiser and a destroyer, and that Gotō lost his life. https://t.co/q74vY1zNRZ #geschiedenis #oorlog #herdenking (translated)

Amanda Kluveld wrote that she had previously stated that ministers Letschert and Berendsen were invited to the commemoration on October 7, organized by the Israeli embassy and the Central Jewish Consultation. An organizer later informed her that this was not the case: according to Kluveld, the ministers had invited themselves. She criticized the organizers for allowing the ministers, whom she described as anti-Israel, to sit at the front and showing them respect. #Israel #Herdenking #Politiek (translated)

Martin Bosma wrote that he had attended a commemoration of October 7th of the Jewish community the day before. According to him, the location had been kept strictly secret and there were many police, military police, and private security present outside; he stated that those present were hiding. Bosma asked who was in control of the street and the capital in the meantime and answered with "they." https://t.co/plCqWMEnlr #Nederland #geschiedenis #herdenking (translated)

Wierd Duk wrote that shortly after the official commemoration on October 7, he had read something with the Jewish community that he called "madness." He expressed his astonishment at such people in society. https://t.co/IaM2WTjivQ #herdenking #JoodseGemeenschap #waanzin (translated)

Classical Liberal wrote that a prime minister could not commemorate the murder of 1200 people according to the organization without also calling attention to the perpetrators. The organization stated that this was indeed possible. https://t.co/M1iPxph9Fd #herdenking #moord #politiek (translated)

Chris Stoffer wrote that October 7, 2023, was a day he would never forget. He stated that more than 1,200 innocent people had been murdered and more than 250 had been kidnapped. Stoffer said that that day was a moment of remembrance for the victims and their loved ones, in solidarity with the Jewish people in Israel and the Netherlands. https://t.co/qD9mFq9yOU #Israël #herdenking #verbondenheid (translated)