Yesterday I attended an anti-genocide demonstration in Rotterdam (see https://infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStraten/114291502939774579).
Afterwards I made a photo of the statue that has the following text written below it:
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DE VERWOESTE STAD
OSSIP ZADKINE 1890-1967
IN 1953 AANGEBODEN AAN
ROTTERDAM, EVENALS WIJ
IN DE OORLOG 1940-1945
IN HET HART GETROFFEN
DE BIJENKORF
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That text roughly translates into (not using all caps now):
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The destroyed city
Ossip Zadkine 1890-1967
Offered to Rotterdam in
1953, like us was hit in
the heart during the war
1940-1945.
De Bijenkorf
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"De Bijenkorf" is the most luxurious warehouse in the Netherlands. In Rotterdam it is located near the city hall in the center of the city (the city hall can be seen at the end of the video attached to https://infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStraten/114291502939774579).
More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Destroyed_City
Palestinians must also repeatedly feel like this. For example, from https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/4/7/live-israel-kills-43-in-gaza-orders-palestinians-in-deir-el-balah-to-flee?update=3627105:
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10h ago (01:30 GMT)
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting that Israel has launched air strikes near Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza, wounding several people.
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USAID: fully a part of the St Dept. Cuts to humanitarian assistance: 54% & to global health funding: 55%.
