Political debate over Israeli ambassador’s participation at Rotterdam Holocaust commemoration

Rotterdam mayor Carola Schouten says she understands concerns about the participation of Israel’s ambassador at a Holocaust commemoration next week, a position that has fuelled an increasingly heated political debate. Left-wing parties in the city council are questioning the ambassador’s role at the Loods 24 remembrance ceremony, while pro-Israel politicians accuse critics of politicising a tribute to Jewish victims of the Holocaust. What exactly is at stake — and will Schouten ultimately ask the Israeli envoy to stay away?