Palestine exile exhibition 'is not Jew-bashing': Dutch court rejects complaint by Jewish visitor

English > Current Affairs > Archive by region > Dutch affairshttp://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/080808-naqbah-complaint Palestine exile exhibition 'is not Jew-bashing' Dutch court rejects complaint by Jewish visitor by Abir Sarras 08-08-2008 A museum exhibition commemorating Al Nakba, a term used by Palestinians to refer to their catastrophe of 1948 must stay according to the Amsterdam court. One visitor of the exhibition accused the Amsterdam Tropenmuseum of inciting hatred and discrimination against Jews. The court ruled yesterday that the exhibition "Palestine 1948, memories of a lost homeland" is not offensive and does not advocate any form of discrimination or anti-Semitism. ComplaintsMichael Jacobs, a Dutch Jew, felt offended after visiting the exhibition in Amsterdam. He wrote letters of... [read full story]