Utrecht: Blood and mud poured on Holocaust monument

Shortly after the May 4^th Memorial Day, blood and mud was discovered on the Holocaust monument in Utrecht. It features the names of more than 1200 Jews deported to their deaths from this city.  The monument is close to an old train station from where these Jewish citizens were deported.

https://www.jta.org/2018/05/09/news-opinion/blood-mud-poured-netherlands-holocaust-monument

Amsterdam: kosher restaurant may close if no permanent security guaranteed

Sami Bar-On, owner of the kosher restaurant Hacarmel in Amsterdam said that he may close his business if he does not receive permanent security measures.  In the space of a few months, the restaurant has been vandalized three times.  Only then, was Amsterdam Mayor, Jozas van Aartsen willing to take temporary security measures for Bar-On’s place of business, which included the installation of security cameras.  It has only now become known that the municipality knew well before the first attack by Syrian Palestinian, Saleh A. that he is a radicalizing Muslim.

https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/eigenaar-hacarmel-geen-beveiliging-dan-dreigt-sluiting~a4598033/

Amsterdam Municipality Was Warned About Syrian-Palestinian Terrorist

The Amsterdam municipality was warned that a potential attacker was radicalizing several weeks before he attacked the Jewish restaurant, HaCarmel. The municipality sent him to the department for mental health instead of to the program which deals with radicalized Muslims. Herman Loonstein, the lawyer of the restaurant, said that this is shocking but not surprising. One wonders how many more of these people walk around freely. This situation also demonstrates the mismanagement by the Amsterdam municipality.

https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/2014388/amsterdam-gewaarschuwd-voor-belager-joods-restaurant

17 Dutch Parliamentarians quit their seats in 15 months

17 Parliamentarians that were elected 15 months ago have left parliament, 12 of which joined the government.  Parliamentarian Chair Khadija Arib said about the remaining 5 members who left, that the party and voters had expected more of them  when they were they voted in.  An additional  departure of a Green left parliamentarian has already been announced.

https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2018/05/parliament-of-musical-chairs-17-mps-quit-in-15-months-since-election/

Dutch Officers Organizations: Land Forces are “Sick Old Man.”

The Joint Officers Organizations (GOV) call the Dutch Land Forces "a sick old man." In addition to the extra 1.5 billion Euro made available this year for the land army, many additional funds are necessary for tanks, canons and air defense rockets in order for the army to meet NATO norms. As far as personnel is concerned, internal reviews of the Defense Ministry show that almost 1 out of 4 functions are vacant.

www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/2005433/onze-landmacht-is-een-zieke-oude-man

Syrian Asylum Seeker Wounds Three People

A 31 year old man has knifed three people in The Hague.  He has a resident’s permit and has lived in the city for six months.  The police shot the man in the leg.  The mayor of The Hague, Pauline Krikke, said that the man is known to be confused.  An investigation about his background is ongoing.

www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/2003948/31-jarige-steker-den-haag-is-asielzoeker-uit-syrie

The Defense Warehouses a Danger to Employees

The Volkskrant daily has disclosed that Ministry of Defense employees and residents living around the ammunition sites have been in unnecessary danger for years.  This is based on internal documents from the Defense Ministry and the Inspectorate of Social Affairs and Employment.  The Inspectorate found 89 problems at 13 defense ammunition depots.  This included issues such as improperly stored ammunition and warning signs absent in some places.  There is also an increased risk of ammunition exploding in some depots due to lightening.

https://nltimes.nl/2018/05/02/defense-depots-danger-employees-local-residents-years-report