Soccer by Far the Most Violent Sport

Misconduct on and around Dutch soccer fields occurs far more often than

in any other popular sports arena. At one out of thirty-three games, incidents occur in which the Discipline Commission has to intervene. In basketball, the same figure is one out of two hundred and ninety-one games. In hockey, it is in one out of three hundred and seventy-four games. In volleyball, it is one out of fifteen hundred games. The misconduct in soccer is due to the weak attitude of the Royal Dutch Soccer Association (KNVB). That is the opinion of other sport unions and the referees. The KNVB rejects the criticism. Last weekend again, two soccer players were arrested after they assaulted a referee. www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2686/Binnenland/article/detail/3440239/2013/05/13/Voetbal-veruit-gevaarlijkste-sport.dhtml

Dutch Entertainment Figure Drinks Mother’s Milk on Television

Dutch entertainment figure Paul de Leeuw had a number of mothers who showed how they pump their surplus breast milk in his TV program. He then said that he would like to taste the milk. One of the mothers there gave him her breast and he drank from it. He found it very tasty.

www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1022/Celebs/article/detail/3439834/2013/05/11/Paul-de-Leeuw-drinkt-moedermelk-in-uitzending.dhtml

Deputy Minister Accused of Closing Eyes to Major Fraud

There is a huge fraud going on by Bulgarians who cash in via false addresses in the Netherlands for a variety of social benefits. Employees at the tax office already knew about the fraud a year ago and accused Deputy Minister of Finance Weekers that he should have taken action long ago. The Deputy Minister said that he only recently learned from a TV program about the fraud. From confidential documents, it was found that both the official prosecution and the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Social Affairs knew about this major fraud in 2012.

www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2664/Nieuws/article/detail/3431654/2013/04/25/Weekers-verzwijgt-grootschalige-fraude.dhtml

Jewish Leader: Jewish Community Feels Vulnerable and Isolated

Hans Vuijsje, Director and Board member of Jewish Social Work, one of the most important Jewish organizations in the Netherlands has said that the Jewish community feels that it is vulnerable, isolated and that anti-Semitism in the Netherlands is increasing. Vuijsje mentioned that in 2010, 87% of Dutch Jews thought that there is some, or serious anti-Semitism in the Netherlands. 48% said that they themselves had experienced anti-Semitism.

www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/3184/opinie/article/detail/3434276/2013/05/01/Het-algemene-karakter-van-de-Nationale-Herdenking-is-kwetsend-voor-Joodse-Nederlanders.dhtml

Municipality wants to Employ Dog Excrement Controllers

The Haarlemmermeer Municipality wants to send “dog excrement spies” into the streets. These are controllers in civilian dress who will observe the places where much dog excrement can be found. The controllers will act when dog owners do not clean up their dogs’ excrement themselves. The neighboring town of Haarlem already employs dog excrement controllers. A city Alderman will now investigate to what extent the Haarlem experience in the dog excrement field is useful for Haarlemmermeer.
www.haarlemsdagblad.nl/regionaal/haarlemmermeer/article22318283.ece/Haarlemmermeer-wil-hondenpoepspionnen?lref=vphml

Extremist Muslim Speaks on Memorial Day

Extremist Kuwaiti Sheikh Jasem al-Mutawa spoke on Memorial Day, 4 May at the Islamic University in Rotterdam. Al-Mutawa is the Chairman of the extremist Saudi station Iqraa TV. He is known for his extremist positions on women, and hatred of Jews. He has described women as, “first talking and then thinking.” He also says that adulterous women should be stoned. In a video, he claimed that monkeys have stoned a female monkey which did not behave in a modest way. Al-Mutawa is convinced that women have to be strictly subservient to their husbands. The Freedom Party (PVV) has put questions to Ministers Opstelten (Justice and Security) and Asscher (Social Affairs) asking whether they are willing to expel the Islamic preacher of violence and to see to it that this type of idiot, who calls for violence, will not be welcome in the Netherlands in the future.

www.refdag.nl/nieuws/binnenland/ophef_na_komst_omstreden_sjeik_uit_koeweit_1_736299

www.elsevier.nl/Nederland/nieuws/2013/5/Omstreden-extremistische-sjeik-preekt-in-Rotterdam-1247696W/

Curaçao: Leading Politician Murdered

Herman Wiels, leader of Pueblo Soberano, the largest party on Curaçao –has been murdered on the island’s beach. Curaçao is a country in the Caribbean which is part of the kingdom of the Netherlands. Wiels went out without a bodyguard, even though he had been severely threatened. During the 2012 elections, Wiels insulted the Netherlands, women and the Catholic Church. He was an admirer of Venezuelan Hugo Chavez.

www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2686/Binnenland/article/detail/3436829/2013/05/05/Politicus-Helmin-Wiels-54-doodgeschoten.dhtml