Ahead of Pride Amsterdam (July 25-August 8), mysterious flyers were distributed featuring names and locations of Jewish IDF soldiers visiting the city.
The flyers, which bear the logo of WorldPride and of the City of Amsterdam, say: “Protect your community, watch out for war criminals during WorldPride.”
Jewish and Israeli artists are shown on a map of the city, with their photo, name, and exact performance locations visible.
They feature a banner encouraging people to report IDF soldiers to the organization RITA, an independent reporting platform for discrimination and harassment.
RITA, WorldPride, and Amsterdam City have all denied any association with the flyer. A spokesperson for Pride Amsterdam told The Jerusalem Post, “This is not ours; they abused our logo and that of the municipality.”
RITA published a statement saying that the logo, name, and reporting form were used on the flyers without permission, and that it was “not involved in the creation or distribution.”
It added that the unauthorized use of its name and visual appearance “creates confusion” and “does not reflect what RITA stands for.”
Hind Rajab Foundation mentioned on doxxing flyer
At the bottom of the flyer, people are invited to “learn more” by checking out the website of Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), known for its lawfare attacks against Israelis abroad.
“The hyenas of the Hind Rajab Foundation don’t know when to stop: At the Pride in Amsterdam, flyers are being distributed claiming that Israeli war criminals are roaming the city, including a proper reporting link,” Center for Information and Documentation Israel (CIDI) said, adding that this is “legalized Jew-hunting in the logo of the municipality of Amsterdam.”
HRF has been running a separate but connected campaign against an IDF reservist in Utrecht.
The soldier, who will not be named here, served as a judge at the European Universities Debating Championships (EUDC), hosted by Utrecht University, 27-31 July.
During his stay in the Netherlands, HRF accused the soldier of displaying “blatant disregard for international law, mocking anti-genocide protesters, and referring to them as “pathetic,” at a time when Dutch authorities were already examining allegations against him.”
It therefore filed an urgent criminal complaint with the Dutch National Public Prosecutor’s Office against him.
Utrecht 4 Palestine calls for civilians to call police if spotting IDF veteran
On the back of HRF’s campaign, Utrecht 4 Palestine circulated flyers with the soldier’s photo, encouraging people to call the police if they see him.
Various pro-Palestine groups also posted on Instagram, calling for the debate event to be protested and circling the soldier’s face in red.
The post also read, “93 participants from the Zionist entity are still in Utrecht” and called for them to be investigated.
According to witnesses, during the protest against the debate, members shouted “Go Hamas” and “Long Live the 7th of October.” They also shouted, “Arrest [soldier’s name] yourself.”
A Jewish Israeli participant in the debate told De Telegraaf that the atmosphere was “extremely unsafe.”
“I was urgently advised to leave Utrecht because activists now thought we were involved in Gaza,” he said. “We heard that people on campus were looking for that reservist to beat him up.”
“It was a very, very terrifying thought that an Israeli was wanted without a warrant or anything like that. Not only by activists from outside but also by students who wanted to play their own judge. The fear came from all sides.”