(Dutch News) The Dutch right-wing government’s move to investigate if people convicted of anti-Semitism can be regarded as terrorists and stripped of their Dutch nationality will discriminate against dual passport holders and increase polarisation, critics have said.
The far-right PVV, the pro-countryside BBB and the right-wing liberal VVD all came out in favour of the idea during Wednesday’s debate on the football-related violence in Amsterdam, in which Israeli nationals were targeted. The fourth coalition party NSC has not yet given a concrete reaction to the plan.
Currently people can only be stripped of their Dutch nationality if they are convicted of terrorist offences or form a threat to national security.
