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In response to recent antisemitic incidents in Amsterdam, Dutch political figures are calling for stringent action against perpetrators, with PVV leader Geert Wilders leading the charge for severe consequences.
Speaking at a coalition meeting on Tuesday, Wilders expressed his frustration following attacks on Israeli soccer fans and subsequent riots, declaring that discussions alone were no longer sufficient.
Some background. As a Dutch Jew 🇳🇱, here's what I grew up with: football hooligans singing "we're hunting for Jews", or "Hamas Hamas, all Jews on Gas". They're classics. Our synagogues are walled 3x times over. We go nowhere without guards. I'm more concerned tourists didn't know pic.twitter.com/VbjbTNbcqF
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“I have been warning about this for more than ten years. People have absolutely nothing to do with Western norms and values, but with Islamic values, and they are diametrically opposed to ours,” Wilders said per broadcaster NOS.
BBB party leader Caroline van der Plas attributed the attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters to individuals of North African and Moroccan descent with Islamic backgrounds.
“We now see that this has nothing to do with Maccabi supporters but with hatred of Jews,” Van der Plas said. “It is too late for integration classes. We are so behind the times. Those guys laugh at us out of their asses. I am not saying that we should throw all Moroccans out of the country, but we do have to do something.”
Wilders advocated for citizenship revocation and deportation of dual nationals involved in the violence.
VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz, while open to considering such measures, emphasized the importance of first apprehending and prosecuting the perpetrators. She highlighted concerns about radical Islamic influence in Dutch communities.
“They learn at home, at Islamic weekend schools and on television channels from the countries of origin that women are inferior, that Jews do not have the right to live. Then you can teach Holocaust education at schools, but if they keep hearing that Hitler was unable to finish his work, then something is really wrong.”
Recent legislative changes in The Netherlands have focused on immigration control, including restrictions on Syrian nationals and family migration. The country is now implementing enhanced border security measures, following Germany’s example.
'Hamas are a freedom organization': Anti-Israel Dutch protesters speak out after Jewish soccer fans beaten
Speaking to @EzraLevant, a Dutch woman declared her support for the terrorist group, saying 'Hamas is a liberation movement.'
On last night's episode of The Ezra Levant… pic.twitter.com/B8sCtJv2kN
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Migration Minister Marjolein Faber announced: “It is time to tackle irregular migration and migrant smuggling in a concrete way. That is why we will start reintroducing border controls in the Netherlands from the beginning of December.”
Wilders, whose party leads the coalition government, views these border measures as fulfillment of his campaign promises.
