Michael Jacobs is a pro-Israel activist living in the
Netherlands
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. He gained attention in the
Dutch Jewish community for demonstrating against
anti-Israel movements.
In September 2016, he was controversially arrested for disturbing public order, after which he spent six days in jail after refusing to stop picketing in
Dam Square
Dam Square or the Dam () is a town square in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. Its notable buildings and frequent events make it one of the best-known and most important locations in the city and the country.
Location and description
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in
Amsterdam
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.
Prosecutors later dropped charges against him after complaints from Amsterdam's Jewish community.
According to the ''
Jewish Daily Forward
''The Forward'' ( yi, פֿאָרווערטס, Forverts), formerly known as ''The Jewish Daily Forward'', is an American news media organization for a American Jews, Jewish American audience. Founded in 1897 as a Yiddish-language daily socialis ...
'', he has been responsible for “ending
hemonopoly” enjoyed by anti-Israel activists on the "street-level Israel debate”.
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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