Royal palace defaced by pro-Palestinian activists

The Royal Palace in Amsterdam was defaced with red paint overnight, with pro-Palestinian activists claiming responsibility on social media.

On a wall of the palace that sits in the centre of the Dutch capital, large red blotches can be seen in addition to the word intifada.

It is an Arabic word understood to mean uprising in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The action was meant to send “a message to the Dutch government,’’ the group Palestine Action Amsterdam wrote on Instagram on Monday.

The red paint is a symbol of the blood of the Palestinians that is flowing through the streets of Gaza at this moment.

The activists accused the Dutch government of supporting genocide, settler-colonialism and occupation of Palestine.

The Royal Palace in Amsterdam is only used for ceremonial purposes, with the family living most of the time in The Hague.

This is not the first time that pro-Palestinian demonstrators have defaced public buildings in Amsterdam.

In November, the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum were vandalized.