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Dutch lawmakers call on gov’t to ban terror-linked Samidoun NGO 'Organizations like Samidoun, which spread antisemitism and glorify terror, do not belong in the Netherlands,' sponsors of the resolution said.

October 9, 2024 Akiva Van Koningsveld

(JNS) The Dutch House of Representatives approved a resolution on Tuesday calling on their government to designate the Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network as a terrorist organization and ban its activities in the country. The measure, submitted by opposition lawmakers from the […]

Dutch election: Far-right surge gives Geert Wilders late boost One poll puts the anti-Islam euroskeptic in joint first place ahead of Wednesday’s knife-edge vote.

November 21, 2023 Eline Schaart

(Politico) A sudden surge in support for far-right firebrand Geert Wilders has electrified the Dutch election as the campaign enters its final hours. Wilders’ anti-Islam and anti-EU Freedom Party (PVV) has been buoyed by last-minute gains, with one poll even putting the […]

Eindhoven terror suspects are allowed to go home for the time being

May 19, 2022 Shanthi Ramani

(Eindhoven News) The seven Eindhoven terror suspects who are still in custody may await their trial in freedom. This was decided by the judge on Thursday during a pre-trial hearing in the secure court at Schiphol. Two other suspects were previously allowed […]

Counter-terrorism boss called DENK Muslim mouthpiece, PVV radicalizer in secret reports

May 3, 2022 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) For years, national counter-terrorism coordinator NCTV reported on “polarising” political parties in confidential reports to municipalities, police, ministries, and foreign intelligence services, NRC reports based on 159 internal reports received through the Open Government (Public Access) Act. In some reports, […]

Court to decide next week if Eindhoven terror suspects should stay in jail

October 8, 2021 Unlisted Author

(Dutch News) Judges will decide next week if nine young men from Eindhoven should remain in custody while police continue to investigate them for possible terrorist offences. The nine were, according to the public prosecution department, planning to launch a terrorist attack, […]

Eindhoven terror suspects discussed AK-47 attack, beheading Geert Wilders: report

October 2, 2021 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) Conversations intercepted by domestic intelligence service AIVD led to the arrests of nine men in Eindhoven on allegations that they planned to carry out a terrorist attack. The men, all Dutch citizens, discussed the possibility of targeting Prime Minister Mark […]

Terror suspects were not serious about attack on politicians, lawyer says

October 2, 2021 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) The nine terrorist suspects arrested in Eindhoven one week ago did not have a concrete plan to attack politicians, lawyer of two of the suspect[s] Peter Plasman said. The suspects are alleged to have prepared to target Prime Minister Mark […]

Eindhoven terror suspects were out to get Rutte, Wilders and Baudet: report

October 2, 2021 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) Prime Minister Mark Rutte was the apparent target of a terrorist plot crafted by ISIS sympathizers, which prompted the arrests this week of nine men in Eindhoven. They were also considering attacks on PVV leader Geert Wilders and FvD leader Thierry […]

DENK: The Dutch party offering a new form of Dutch politics DENK is a multicultural party that aims to introduce a new way of doing politics in the Netherlands, and provide a counter-voice to growing intolerance.

March 13, 2021 Jasper Hamann

(Morocco World News) Dutch political party DENK spoke with Morocco World News to explain how they want to do things differently and what sets them apart. Amid turbulent times in Europe, the Netherlands is organizing a national parliamentary election on March 17. […]

Geert Wilders, comeback king Voters are returning to the far-right leader ahead of this month’s Dutch election.

March 12, 2021 Eline Schaart

(Politico) If Dutch politicians and voters thought that Geert Wilders had faded into near-obscurity since the last election, they were dead wrong. For 15 years, the far-right firebrand was everywhere, spreading his anti-Islam, anti-immigration, anti-EU message and doing increasingly well at the […]

No regrets, says Dutch anti-Islam leader Wilders

March 8, 2021 Danny Kemp and Jan Hennop

(AFP) Dutch anti-Islam leader Geert Wilders has said he has no regrets and is ready to “step up” his campaigning against immigration, despite the coronavirus set to dominate next week’s general election. Once dubbed the “Dutch Trump” for his bleached-blonde hair and […]

MPs want to ban foreign funding of Dutch mosques

January 14, 2021 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) A majority in Dutch parliament wants to ban foreign financing of mosques in the Netherlands. The VVD, PVV, ChristenUnie, SGP, and FvD previously expressed support for such a ban. The SP now joined them, bringing the call for a ban […]

FvD wants to install wiretapping equipment in Salafist mosques

November 15, 2020 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) Forum for Democracy, a conservative political party, wants to install wiretapping equipment in Salafist mosques if there is a suspicion of criminal offenses. That is what FvD Member of Parliament Theo Hiddema said in the television program WNL on Sunday. […]

Minister defends deal to bring orphans back from Syria: no change in policy

June 11, 2019 Unlisted Author

(Dutch News) Anti-immigration MPs have criticised the government’s decision to bring two orphans, aged two and four, back to the Netherlands from a Syrian camp after their jihadi parents died. On Monday it emerged that French officials picked up the two Dutch […]

Dutch government makes fight against anti-Semitism a national priority

May 31, 2019 Cnaan Liphshiz

(JTA) The Dutch government has allocated $3.35 million toward fighting anti-Semitism — the first time Holland has placed the fight on its list of national priorities. The funding, earmarked earlier this week during budget talks among members of the ruling coalition, establishes […]

Former far-right politician who converted to Islam says EU must be realistic about immigration Joram van Klaveren worries that the ideas he contributed to may become policies after the next EU elections

May 19, 2019 Federica Marsi

(National-UAE) With Europeans approaching the next parliamentary vote split down the middle on the benefits of immigration, few can claim to have the perspective possessed by Joram van Klaveren. As a spokesman for right-wing Geert Wilders’s anti-immigration Party for Freedom (PVV) a […]

Rotterdam mayor: No links between social deprivation and terror Ahmed Aboutaleb says misuse of religious principles is cause of terrorism

March 24, 2019 Mina Aldroubi

(National-UAE) Social deprivation and extremism are not always related, says Rotterdam’s Muslim mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb. Mr Aboutaleb, who is of Moroccan descent, was appointed to his position in 2009, and is known for his strong belief in “inclusive society.” “All arguments that […]

Man with knives held near rally of Dutch far-right leader Wilders

March 11, 2019 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Dutch police arrested a man carrying two knives and an axe close to an election rally by anti-Islam leader Geert Wilders, the politician and officials said Monday. The suspect was detained as the far-right leader handed out leaflets in Heerlen, in […]