Dutch COVID Deaths Tripled in a Week

 

Official data from the public health agency RIVM show that 102 people died from COVID 19 in the week ending Sept 29.  That was three times more than the 33 who died during the previous week.  Two hundred forty four patients were admitted to hospitals during the week as opposed to 152 the week before.

https://nltimes.nl/2020/09/29/dutch-covid-deaths-tripled-week-hospitalizations-60-19000-test-positive

More than 8000 New Corona Infections in the Past Week

 

More than 8000 people have tested positive for the Corona virus in the last week.That was said by the RIVM Health Institute on Tuesday in its weekly update. People in their twenties accounted for the most of the new infections. The R-number which indicates the average number of people infected by one patient now stands at 1.38.

www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/09/over-8000-new-corona-virus-infections-in-the
-past-week-dutch-health-institute/

Leiden University Cancels Professorship of Jewish Studies

Judith Frishman has presented her departure lecture as Professor of Jewish Studies at Leiden University. The University is now cancelling that Professorship. She mentioned that she has frequently been asked whether the Jewish community could subsidize the Professorship. Frishman observed that this request is related to the prejudice of the rich Jew, which Dutch Jews are not. She added: “why should Jews pay for this Professorship and why doesn't have a firm place just as other Professorships of other religions have?”

https://www.trouw.nl/verdieping/vertrekkend-hoogleraar-judith-frishman-met-joden-heeft-nederland-nooit-goed-raad-geweten-net-als-met-moslims~b984d7ff/

Majority of Dutch: Minister of Justice no Longer Credible

 

A recent poll shows that 66% of the Dutch population no longer consider Minister Ferd Grapperhaus (Justice and Security) credible.  That is because there were major transgressions of the Corona rules during his wedding.  Almost 47%of those polled  consider that he should resign.

www.hartvannederland.nl/nieuws/2020/geloofwaardigheid-grapperhaus-daalt-peiling-van-de-hond/

Opposition against Government Corona Policies

In the past week, Coronavirus cases in the Netherlands rose to an 11 week high.  Most cases are being reported in the Rotterdam region, very few in the three northern provinces.  Half of the patients are 20-40 years of age.  Officials are particularly concerned that the Coronavirus may spread easily among students.  Several hundred people opposed to the government's policies held a demonstration at The Hague.

National Statistics Agency: Perhaps 100% more People Died of Pandemic than official Figures

The National Statistics Agency (CBS) said that the number of people who have died in The Netherlands from Covid-19 may be up to 100% higher than the official figures. CBS has introduced a new method to calculate the number of excess-deaths - the number of deaths above and beyond the expected number. The CBS estimates that more than 10.000 people have died from the pandemic between March 9 and May 24.

www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/07/real-dutch-covid-19-death-toll-likely-to-be-above-10000-says-cbs/

Does the Netherlands Continue indirectly to finance Terrorist-Related Palestinian Organization?

Israeli organization NGO Monitor says that OXFAM Novib annually receives tens of millions of Dutch tax money.  It is likely that part of that is transferred to the Palestinian UAWC organization. UAWC apparently  supports the terrorist organization PFLP financially.  Two former UAWC employees are currently in Israeli jail suspected of murdering a 17 year old Israeli girl in 2019. 

https://jonet.nl/nederland-financiert-uawc-alsnog-via-geldstroom-aan-oxfam-novib/

In 2017 Dutch Weapons probably fell into Libyan Militia Hands

In 2017, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a container with weapons, ammunition and communication equipment to Tripoli. It was meant for the special military police unit which guards Dutch diplomats. Upon arrival it turned out that the container was empty. Its contents probably fell into the hands of a Libyan militia. It is unclear whether parliament was informed about this major incident at the time.

www.ad.nl/politiek/zoekgeraakte-nederlandse-wapenzending-had-ambassade-in-wespennest-libie-niet-geopend~a14adb56/

Greece refuses entry to 28 Dutch Tourists

Twenty eight Dutch tourists arriving in Greece did not fill in their health declarations in time.  In this form the arriving passengers were required to declare where they had been in the past weeks and whether they had been exposed to someone who had Corona. These 28 travelers were denied entry and sent home on the first available flight.

https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1210229907/griekenland-stuurt-nederlandse-toeristen-direct-terug?utm_source=telegraaf&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=telegraaf_update&utm_content=Hoofdartikel_Griekenland+stuurt+lakse+Nederlandse+toeristen+direct+terug&utm_term=20200723114500_update&EMAIL_SK=SK5153880

Two Palestinian Terrorist Suspects have been paid by Dutch Development Money

Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Stef Blok (VVD) and the Minister for International Trade and Development Collaboration Sigrid Kaag  (D66) have informed parliament that the two terrorist who are suspected of the murder of the 17 year old Rina Sherb in august 2019 have partly been paid by Dutch development money. In 2017 both persons received a pass of the Dutch diplomatic representation in Ramallah. With that document they could indentify themselves as "collaborators" of a partner organization of the Dutch representation. The Palestinian terrorists worked until 2019 for the Dutch financed Finance Palestinian NGO Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC). The ministry has paid 20 million Euro subvention to the organization.

https://tpo.nl/2020/07/20/twee-palestijnse-terreurverdachten-betaald-van-nederlands-belastinggeld-droegen-pas-van-nederlandse-vertegenwoordiging/=

UK's Telegraph: Dutch - Europe’s top troublemakers

UK daily, The Telegraph claims that the Dutch have replaced Britain as Europe’s top troublemaker. It writes that "Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has taken on the traditional, time honored role of Mr. No.  The paper added: “voters in the Netherlands are struggling to understand why they need to take on more debt to finance Italy and Spain.” The Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte said: “You might be a hero in your homeland for a few days, but after a few weeks you will be held responsible before all European citizens for blocking an adequate and effective European response.” 

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/20/emmanuel-macron-accuses-dutch-acting-like-brexit-britain-eu/

French President accuses Dutch of acting like Brexit Britain

At the EU Corona virus summit, French president Emanuel Macron accused Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte of taking Brexit Britain's obstructive role at EU summits. This happened when the discussions on the  massive Corona virus rescue funds reached a fourth day.  Rutte and his allies have demanded more oversight of payments from the rescue fund and most of the cash to be loans rather than non-repayable grants. Macron said that Mr. Rutte behaved like the former British Prime Minister David Cameron who lost the Brexit referendum and his job.  Mr. Rutte said: We are not here to be invited to each other's birthdays for the rest of our lives."

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/20/emmanuel-macron-accuses-dutch-acting-like-brexit-britain-eu/

Inspection may fine Store selling Wine from Hebron, labeled as "Made in Israel"

The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority has said that they would fine a store selling wine from the West-Bank city of Hebron that is labeled as "Made in Israel". The inspectors visited the Israel Products Center, an importer and retail outfit, operated by the pro-Israel group Christians for Israel. The head of the Dutch Chief Rabbinate, rabbi Binyomin Jacobs, accused the Authority of pursuing a double standard. He said: "Why inspect Israeli products but none from China which occupies Tibet, or goods from Morocco which occupies Western Sahara, or Turkey which occupies Northern Cyprus, or Russia which occupies the Crimea."

www.jta.org/quick-reads/dutch-government-threatens-to-fine-store-selling-wine-from-hebron-labeled-as-made-in-israel

Ministers Complain to Police About Hate Messages

The Dutch Ministers of Agriculture Carola Schouten and the Interior Kajsa Olongren, have complained to the Police about the flood of hate messages against them in the closed Facebook group of the Farmers Defense Force, an organization of farmers. Before that, already the parliamentarian Tjeerd de Groot (D66) complained to the police about the same.

www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1743078299/ook-aangifte-schouten-en-ollongren-om-drek-in-boerengroep

Suspects of unprecedented Murders on Order

A process is starting against the motor club Caloh Wagoh. A large number of the club members is suspected of underworld murders and failed attempt to murder. The prosecution says that the main person who ordered murders from Caloh Wagoh was the leading criminal Ridouan Taghi. There are 21 suspects in this process of which 18 are arrested. The prosecutor said that murders on order have never been seen before in the Netherlands.

www.ad.nl/binnenland/caloh-wagoh-leider-verdacht-van-voorbereiden-moord-op-brein-achter-martelkamer~a8ddb332/

Dutch multinationals pay less than 11% profit tax

Deputy Minister of Finance Hans Vijlbrief has sent a letter to parliament about tax payments in total of 155 Dutch multinationals. These companies in 2016 had total sales of 225 billion Euros. They made 24.8 billion Euro profit. On that they paid 10.6% tax or 2.6 billion Euros. Yet various corrections mean that in fact 21.7% have been paid. 

https://www.ad.nl/politiek/multinationals-met-de-billen-bloot-2-6-miljard-euro-belasting-over-24-8-miljard-euro-winst~a2d48b54/

Dutch Police Discovers Torture Chamber of Underworld

The Dutch police has discovered sea-containers that had been converted in a makeshift prison and soundproofed torture chamber. It was set up by members of the increasingly violent Dutch criminal underworld, which is involved in the large scaled production and trafficing of drugs. Its location was in Wouwse Plantage, a village close to the Belgium border. Six people have been arrested. The police intervened before the torture chamber could be used.

www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/07/dutch-police-arrest-six-men-after-discovery-of-torture-chamber

www.parool.nl/amsterdam/martelcomplex-van-de-onderwereld-6-cellen-1-martelkamer~b45f7cc3/

Coronavirus expected to cause increase in mental health problems

The national Social Cultural and Planning Bureau (SCP) says that the government needs to invest in mental health care as it expects an increase in mental health problems. The SCP says that people are at risk of mental health problems due to loneliness, losing their jobs or Coronavirus related trauma.

https://nltimes.nl/2020/07/07/coronavirus-expected-cause-increase-mental-health-problems

Angry Farmers block access to Eindhoven Airport

Farmers have been protesting for many months against Government measures. Most recently they are angry about agriculture minister Carola Schouten’s intention to ban them from adding proteins to their animal feeds from coming September. The minister wants to reduce nitrogen emissions to create more possibilities for housing and road construction. 

https://nltimes.nl/2020/07/06/farmers-block-access-eindhoven-airport-protest-filled-weekend

Dutch Railway Company Heavily Criticized on Holocaust Reparations

During the Second World War, the Dutch National Railway Company, nowadays called NS, transported Jews to Dutch transit camps and from there to the German border.  Almost all, more than a hundred thousand, were murdered.  NS has made payments to survivors and their descendants yet there are many murdered with no descendants. A collective payment should be made for this according to an independent commission.  The NS has decided to make a payment of 5.6 million dollars divided between 4 Dutch memorial centers.  It has refused to sit down with Jewish organizations to discuss the collective payment.  This refusal has received major international publicity partly due to a publication of Associated Press.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/jewish-groups-angry-at-dutch-railway-over-holocaust-reperations/