Former minister of Internal Affairs Ed van Thijn warned of racism in society Sunday. Muslims in particular are victims of it, according to him. He sid this in Amsterdam during a Kristallnacht memorial ceremony, marking 70 years to the event.
"Expressions of hate against Muslims are, also in parliament, the order of the day," according to Van Thijn. "You can't demonize the right-wing radicals in this country, even if they do it themselves. You can't really use the term racism, because incitement against Muslims is something else completely."
He called Geert Wilders' movie Fitna, "stigmatizing and inciting."
Former parliament member Mohamed Rabbae also spoke against "the extreme-right hooligans in parliament". "Racist extreme right is the decay of society."
Van Thijn en Rabbae spoke in a meeting of the "Nederland Bekent Kleur" association (Netherlands Recognizes Color).
Source: NIO (Dutch)
"Expressions of hate against Muslims are, also in parliament, the order of the day," according to Van Thijn. "You can't demonize the right-wing radicals in this country, even if they do it themselves. You can't really use the term racism, because incitement against Muslims is something else completely."
He called Geert Wilders' movie Fitna, "stigmatizing and inciting."
Former parliament member Mohamed Rabbae also spoke against "the extreme-right hooligans in parliament". "Racist extreme right is the decay of society."
Van Thijn en Rabbae spoke in a meeting of the "Nederland Bekent Kleur" association (Netherlands Recognizes Color).
Source: NIO (Dutch)
