In Rotterdam, posters of Jewish man and Muslim woman kissing spark a scandal – Netherlands campaign encouraging free choice of romantic partners triggers fierce backlash, vandalism, threats | Times of Israel

MSTERDAM (JTA) — In a country where sex toys are displayed in shop windows and television commercials often feature nudity, a picture of a clothed, heterosexual couple kissing may not seem like the stuff of scandal.
But precisely such an image — part of a poster campaign celebrating diversity in the Netherlands — has triggered acrimonious debate, charges of racism, acts of vandalism and even threats by those who found it offensive.