The heads of the Christian Democrats (CDA), the Liberal
Democrats (D66) and Green Left parliamentary factions have been
threatened. Jesse Klaver (Green Left) registered
a complaint with the police, followed by Alexander Pechtold of D66. Very few details have been published. VVD faction leader Halbe Zijlstra announced
prior to these threats that he had received a letter with a bullet enclosed. Geert Wilders, leader of the PVV Freedom
Party has had bodyguard protection for many years. Earlier this week, an open letter was
published signed by the leaders of most parliamentary factions, requesting more
tolerance for each other.Saturday, October 31, 2015
Parliamentary leaders threatened
The heads of the Christian Democrats (CDA), the Liberal
Democrats (D66) and Green Left parliamentary factions have been
threatened. Jesse Klaver (Green Left) registered
a complaint with the police, followed by Alexander Pechtold of D66. Very few details have been published. VVD faction leader Halbe Zijlstra announced
prior to these threats that he had received a letter with a bullet enclosed. Geert Wilders, leader of the PVV Freedom
Party has had bodyguard protection for many years. Earlier this week, an open letter was
published signed by the leaders of most parliamentary factions, requesting more
tolerance for each other.
Friday, October 30, 2015
Deputy Minister resigns because of Fyra fiasco
Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Environment Wilma
Mansveld (Labor Party) has resigned as a result of the presentation of the
parliamentary inquiry report on the Fyra high-speed fiasco. The report on Mansveld’s activities was
damning. The commission rebuked
Mansveld, among other things, for having reported inadequately, carelessly and
inaccurately to Parliament. Mansveld has
been criticized extensively on a variety of other issues, including the operations
of the railway infrastructure company ProRail.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Damning parliamentary inquiry report on high-speed train failure.
A parliamentary inquiry led by Madeleine van Toorenburg
(CDA) has published a damning report on the failure of the high speed train
from Amsterdam to Brussels. It mentions
that the main bodies responsible for the failure are the Dutch State Railways
(NS) and the various government members at the Ministries of Transport and
later Infrastructure and Environment.
The commission concluded that the interests of the traveler were
secondary to other issues. The state was
mainly interested in financial gain, the NS wanted to maintain its monopoly on
the railways. The report is entitled: “Traveler
in the Cold”. The report also says that
the government negotiated far from intelligently in its dealings with Belgium,
and that the Belgium and its railways have not acted as reliable partners.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
At least 56 Aldermen Threatened in Past Year and a Half
In the past year and a half at least 56 Dutch aldermen have
been threatened. This results from a survey undertaken by the Assocation of
Aldermen. (Wethoudersvereniging). In addition 27 aldermen were subject to aggression
and violence whereas 109 were insulted. Of all these only 29 complained with the
police. Arne Werveling, the Chair of the Association stated that the number
of complaints is far too low in view of the large number of incidents. The
survey was sent to all 1500 aldermen, of which 480 answered.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Delegation of Dutch Officials Beaten up in Paris Suburb
A group of Dutch officials has been beaten up in the Saint
Denis suburb of Paris. The officials from Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Arnhem were
visiting France to study how the French government deals with radicalization.
After a conversation they had in a youth center they were attacked on the
street by a group of hooligans. One of them was wounded in his head, some of
their possessions were stolen. A Dutch reporter of the NOS radio station who
accompanied them detailed the incident in a program.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Employers Organization worried about Popularity of Freedom Party
Hans de Boer, chairman of the Employers Organization VNO-NCW
has expressed his concern about the increasing popularity of the Freedom Party (PVV),
led by Geert Wilders, and the impact that may have on the international trade
of the Netherlands. In the latest poll by Maurice de Hond the PVV was found to
be the far largest political party in the Netherlands with 37 seats as against
15 seats in the current parliament. De Boer’s predecessor Wientjes had expressed
similar concerns after Wilders attacked the Turkish President Erdogan. Saturday, October 17, 2015
Major Talk Show invites Inciter who called to beat up Israeli Tourists
The major Dutch talkshow Pauw of the Social Democrat Broadcasting
Organization VARA has invited Youness Ouaali to participate. He had called on his
facebook site to beat Israeli tourists until they are a “total loss.” The
pro-Israeli defense organization CIDI has complained with the police about Ouaali's statement..Friday, October 16, 2015
Parliamentary Questions on Call to beat up Israeli Tourists
Two liberal parliamentarians, Han ten Broeke and Sjoerd
Potters have asked parliamentary
questions about a call on Facebook to beat up Israeli tourists. The call was made
by Dutchman Youness Ouaali who is spokesman of the relief organization Worldwide Relief.
The parliamentarians want to know whether the organization is subsidized by the
Dutch Government.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Jihadist wanted to carry out terror attack
A 29 year old Iraqi-born jihadist, Mohammed G. wanted to carry
out a terror attack in the Netherlands if he were stopped from traveling to Syria or Iraq
to join the Islamic State. He approached various weapon suppliers and also
tried to buy a false passport from an undercover agent. The origin of this information
is the Dutch general intelligence service, AIVD.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Jewish Community Fears Arrival of Syrian and Iraqi Refugees to Jewish Neighborhoods
The
CJO, the umbrella body of Dutch Jewish organizations CJO and local Jewish
organizations in Amsterdam and Amstelveen are deeply concerned about the
security of the Jewish community on the occasion of the reception of Syrian and
Iraqi refugees in a building at Laan van Kronenburg in Amstelveen. The
organizations, indicate that the said center is located in the Jewish
infrastructure and therefore particularly unfortunate. Amsterdam-Buitenveldert
and the intended part of Amstelveen, are the only places in the Netherlands
with a visible or recognizable Jewish community with multiple synagogues,
Jewish schools, kosher restaurants and kosher shops and a Jewish cemetery. The CJO
mentions that most of the terrorist threat to Jewish institutions comes from
individuals and organizations from countries where the current asylum seekers
come from and where official channels are very negatively about Jews.Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Majority Thinks Refugees are Looking for Prosperity
62 % of the Dutch population think that the refugees are not
fleeing the war but are seeking prosperity. 47% of those polled by pollster
Maurice de Hond say that borders should be closed to refugees. In his most recent poll, the two government parties, the Liberals and
the Labor Party have lost more than 60% of their voters since the 2012
elections.
Monday, October 12, 2015
New Tensions in Netherlands over Refugees
Hundreds joined a rally in Utrecht organized by the far
right-wing German Pegida (Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the
Occident) movement. There were
counter-protestors, a smoke bomb was thrown and fights broke out. Ten people were arrested.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Senior Politician: Asylum-seekers Threaten our Prosperity.
Halbe Zijlstra, chairman of the Liberal Party (VVD) faction
in parliament, said that the influx of refugees is an acute threat to the Dutch
welfare state, and to its social services.
He says less people should come, and those arriving should be given far
less in the way of support. In this way “we
will prevent more people from coming to our country”. He added the run on the Netherlands has to be
stopped. “Social costs are increasing
and the housing market is in crisis, we cannot accept that. It is my duty as a politician to protect our
own levels of prosperity which we have worked so hard to achieve.” The VVD is the largest party in the
Netherlands. Prime Minister Rutte is its
leading politician.
http://www.elsevier.nl/Nederland/nieuws/2015/10/Zijlstra-asielzoeker-bedreigt-onze-welvaart-2700274W/
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Woerden: Eleven People Arrested after Attack on Refugee Housing
A group of twenty people tried to storm a sport hall in Woerden
where refugees are temporarily housed. They overrun fences and threw foreworks
and eggs. Eleven people were arrested.Friday, October 9, 2015
Oranje: Deputy Minister harassed because of sending asylum seekers
During a visit to the small village of Oranje Deputy
Minister Dijkhoff of Security and Justice was harassed after he said that the
Government would locate 1400 asylum-seekers in the village instead of 700 as announced
initially. Due to the heated discussion Dijkhoff decided to leave. One of his
security guards pushed a woman which wanted to stop his car. She fell, was
wounded and taken away by an ambulance. Buses with asylumseekers were initially
stopped, but after discussions with the police the asylumseekers could go their
center, while the buses were not allowed to continue.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Asylum seekers suspected of Indecent Assault
Three asylum seekers in the town of Almere are suspected in
the indecent assault of five women. One incident was followed by police on a
close circuit television system. The three suspects are aged from eighteen to
twenty years old.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Over-supply of stolen identity data – price of forged identities declines rapidly
Albert Kramer of the internet security company Trend Micro
says that stolen identity data are in great surplus, and information is now
being sold on the internet for less than one euro. This concerns addresses, telephone numbers,
and also bank and credit card data.
Kramer explains this saying that even people who have little knowledge
can now access tools for cyber-criminality.
He added that companies do too little to protect themselves against online
risks.
http://www.telegraaf.nl/digitaal/24580039/___Gestolen_identiteit_voor_prikkie_te_koop___.html
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
PVV opens hotline for problems caused by asylum seekers
The PVV Freedom Party, led by Geert Wilders, has opened a
hotline where people can complain about problems caused by asylum-seekers. Wilders says that because the borders are
totally open, the government is importing tens of thousands of asylum seekers. Unfortunately, many Dutch citizens will
suffer problems from this. In 2012, the
PVV opened a similar hotline for problems caused by Poles, Romanians and
Bulgarians. The PVV party said at the time
that 40,000 complaints were received. Examples included complaints about drunkenness, noise and
parking issues.
http://www.spitsnieuws.nl/binnenland/2015/10/pvv-begint-meldpunt-overlast-asielzoekers
Monday, October 5, 2015
Doctoral Thesis: Rich Dutchmen Cheat Treasury for 10 Billion Euro
Former tax Authorities detective Jan Van Koningsveld claims
that the Dutch Treasury is cheated for 10 billion Euro by rich people who have
hidden up to 129 Billion Euro in tax havens such as the Virgin Islands, the Seychelles
and the Cayman Islands. Also criminals use these tax havens to whitewash black money. Koningsveld said so in his Ph.D for Tilburg University. He added that it is very difficult
to identify the legal structures used and it takes much time
www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1100/Consument/article/detail/4156731/2015/10/05/Rijke-Nederlanders-tillen-belasting-voor-miljarden.dhtml
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Half of Dutch Tourists on Vacation are cheated
Half of Dutch tourists on vacation fall victim to cheating.
This was found by polls of travel agencies. Cabs are at the top of the list. Also
restaurants and shops are important among a long list of cheating businesses.
www.telegraaf.nl/reiskrant/24566361/__Uitgekleed_op_vakantie__.html
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Majority of Dutchmen: No additional refugees should be accepted
According to a poll by DVJ Insights for RTLNieuws 65% of
Dutchmen do not want the country to accept additional refugees. A few weeks ago
that percentage was 56%. Thirty nine percent of those interviewed do not want refuges
to come to their municipality. A few weeks ago this figure was 35%.Friday, October 2, 2015
Almelo: Five Arrests in Asylumseekers Center after Major Fight
A major fight broke out in an asylumseeker center in Almelo.
One person was taken away in an ambulance. The police arrived with ten cars and
arrested five youngsters of 16 and 17 years. www.ad.nl/ad/nl/36281/Vluchtelingenstroom-West-Europa/article/detail/4151467/2015/09/28/Vijf-arrestaties-bij-vechtpartij-asielzoekerscentrum-Almelo.dhtml
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Drachten: Many fight in Center for Refugees
A major fight broke out in a center for refugees in Drachten
in which tens of people participated. Some used sticks. The police arrested
three rioters.
www.spitsnieuws.nl/binnenland/2015/09/enorme-matpartij-in-asielzoekerscentrum-drachten
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