The leaders of coalition parties in the Dutch government dominated by hard-right leader Geert Wilders are gathering for crisis talks following reports that the finance state secretary resigned over what she saw as denigrating comments on immigrants in the wake of last week’s violence surrounding the soccer match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi...
Netherland’s Prime Minister Dick Schoof, center, speaks with journalists during an EU Summit at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. FILE - Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders , takes his seat at the high security court at Schiphol, near Amsterdam , Netherlands , Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Netherland’s Prime Minister Dick Schoof, center, speaks with journalists during an EU Summit at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024.
Dutch media said that Moroccan-born Nora Achahbar of centrist New Social Contract party would announce her resignation as finance secretary later Friday. The news could not immediately be independently confirmed. While lawmakers condemned antisemitism and agreed that perpetrators of the violence should be prosecuted and handed harsh punishments, opposition legislators accused Wilders of pouring oil on the fire. Wilders, whose party became the biggest in last year’s elections, also sowed some dissent within the four-party coalition with his comments.
Violence erupted in the Dutch capital before and after last week’s soccer match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Fans from both sides were involved in unrest. A number of Maccabi fans chanted anti-Arab slogans and ripped a Palestinian flag off a building, while some men carried out “hit and run” attacks on Maccabi fans and people they thought were Jews, according to a 12-page report on the violence issued by Amsterdam authorities said.
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