A picture of the aftermath. Looks like it will cost trillions of dollars to get that graffiti off a wall 
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What cops? All I see are plainclothes goons with no legitimate authority, against whom violent self-defense is eminently justified.
Not saying this is okay but this is the second time a building of the Amsterdam uni was occupied and both times there were millions in damage. I mean it's good to make media talk about the palastinan genocide and also good to pressure the university into breaking ties with Israeli institution and companies, but all the broken furniture and electronics have to be replaced (again) and that money would be so much more useful in Gaza and the West Bank.
Not in the article, but I feel for the second time now the occupation of the uni got hijacked by people (rightfully) angry about all the people dying in Gaza. I mean I understand those people but again, breaking other people stuff isn't a solution. Again, I don't think the violence used by the undercover police is fair, but I understand why they aren't able to do this peacefully.
They have been protesting peacefully this whole time. You didn't hear about it...
Darn protesters not protesting peacefully against genocide. I really hate it when ~~Israel bombs hospitals~~ people spray some graffiti on walls.
This isn't about not being peaceful, this is about behaving like football hooligans and not about spraying some graffiti. The money spent on replacing the stuff they break is enough to build multiple schools and hospitals in Gaza. There are loads of other protests in the Netherlands and they aren't all peaceful but they are not like this. This is not your regular student protest either, there have been multiple across the country and stuff broke there too but some of the people who went in here went to break things. Even Tesla dealerships aren't taking this much damage. It's not even looting for their personal benefit, it's just breaking things to release their anger.
A year ago many universities had peaceful encampments. They asked their university nicely to stop participating in genocide. The universities ignored them. Universities sent riot police to beat up peaceful protesters
Now students are asking less nice. I am not even seeing much damage in the video.
sorry who is acting like football hooligans? it ain't people protesting genocide buddy I could give a single fuck about damages.
what about medical costs for police brutality or legal fees, let's toss in cop salary to pay for this violence, how about you do the math on that and get back to me.
I'm not saying the police is not wrong here, it's totally obvious the violence is not necessary. The people protesting genocide are not the (main) party doing the damage, they are making their point by singing/shouting/holding signs.
The money spent on replacing the stuff they break is enough to build multiple schools and hospitals in Gaza
But it was never going to be used for that. The goal is to make supporting genocide unprofitable. Sometimes that means breaking other people's stuff. Usually the stuff of people profiting from genocide and thats ok. Are you really arguing that a police force SHOULD be used to protect property over people?
In this case the damage is paid for with public money and their insurance which is paid for by the general public. I wouldn't care about it if it would be payed by Israel supporters.
I never said what these policemen do is right.
It’s breaking things that gets the attention of the rich. They care about things more than people.
You claim the damages could have been used to fund hospitals and schools. But it won’t be used that way until protests have changed minds.
Break all their shit, over and over again.
They are not breaking this of the rich, they are breaking things of a university which is funded with public taxpayers money in the Netherlands. The rich are much better at avoiding paying taxes than the rest of the people.
If their goal was to change the minds of people that matter they would go demolish things in government buildings (which doesn't settle in Amsterdam) or the houses of politicians, maybe even fight the police or something.
The people who did the all the damage here are not the same people who organised the protests. This damage is done by people who are angry and act like hooligans who's team just lost a match. They might be on the same side as the protesters, but they are not helping the people in Gaza either because they're giving far-right politicians excuses to spill their racist bullshit about how they shouldn't support Islamic people because they are violent by nature.
I don't think you understand what people you are defending here.